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7.3 MAC Filter
This MAC Filter page allows access to be restricted or allowed based on a MAC
address. All NICs have a unique 48-bit MAC address burned into the ROM chip on the
card. When MAC address filtering is enabled, you are restricting the NICs that are
allowed to connect to your access point. Therefore, an access point will grant
access to any computer that is using a NIC whose MAC address is on its “allows” list.
WiFi devices and access points that support MAC filtering let you specify a list of MAC
addresses that may connect to the access point, and thus dictate what devices are
authorized to access the wireless network. When a device is using MAC filtering,
any address not explicitly defined will be denied access.
MAC Restrict mode:
Off
- disables MAC filtering;
Allow
–
permits
access
for the
specified MAC address;
deny
; reject access of the specified MAC address, then click
the
SET
button.
To delete an entry
,
select the entry at the bottom of the screen and then click the
Remove
button, located on the right hand side of the screen.
To add a MAC entry, click
Add
and enter MAC address
