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Local MAC Authentication
—Client computers can be filtered using the
unique MAC addresses of their network cards.
To build the MAC Authentication Table, enter a MAC address in the space
provided, choose the permission, and click
Update.
MAC addresses are listed in the MAC Authentication Table in the order that
they were entered. The Local MAC Authentication parameters are described in
the following table:
Parameter
Description
System Default
Define the default filtering setting as Deny or Allow.
MAC Address
Enter the MAC address of a client for the access control.
You can find the MAC address of a network card as follows:
Windows 95/98/ME
—Click
Start/Run.
Type winipcfg and press
Enter.
The MAC address is in the Adapter Address section.
Windows NT4/2000/XP
—At the command prompt, type
ipconfig /all and press
Enter.
The MAC address is listed as
the Physical Address.
Linux
—Run the command “/sbin/ipconfig.” The card’s
MAC address is the value after the word “HWaddr.”
Permission
Allows or denies access to the access point of devices
matching the specified MAC address.
Update button
Click
Update
to refresh the MAC Authentication Table. To
avoid the possibility of entering an invalid MAC address on
the Authentication page, always click
Update
after typing
the address. If you press
Enter,
address error checking does
not occur.
