User Manual
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MAC Filter Settings
The MAC Filter page will provide additional protection to your wireless
network. It allows or denies Wireless Devices from accessing the WL580E with
the use of the MAC address which is unique for every network device.
To add a MAC Filter:
1.
Specify your preferred Policy.
•
Disable.
Disables the application of a MAC Filter to a specific device or
to all the MAC Addresses specified in the list.
•
Allow.
Allows the specified MAC Addresses to connect to the Wireless
network.
•
Deny.
Denies the specified MAC Addresses connection to the Wireless
network.
NOTE:
By clicking the Apply button without specifying a MAC Address,
you would be applying the selected policy to all MAC addresses on
the list.
2.
Enter the MAC Address of the device where the selected Policy would
apply.
To know the MAC Address of your computer, you may simply do the
following:
a.
On the Start menu click
Run
.
b.
On the input box of the Run window, type in:
cmd
to open the
command prompt.
