Devolo dLAN 500 AV Wireless+, User Manual

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Network configuration 53
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The WLAN filter should be used only as
an additional option. By using it you
could limit access to your wireless net-
work, but without encryption it would
be relatively easy for third parties to
eavesdrop on all of your data transmis-
sions.
To use the WLAN filter, enable the option Enable fil-
ters . Now you can manually enter different network
devices to provide access to your
dLAN 500 AV W using what is known as their
MAC address or you can select take them from a list of
known devices (see
5.3.2 WLAN monitor WLAN
monitor ). Confirm each entry with Add .
Approved WLAN stations
Network devices or stations connected to your
dLAN 500 AV W are automatically listed, that
is, to enable an already connected station for the
dLAN 500 AV W, simply select the MAC ad-
dress of the respective device and confirm it with
Add .
This then appears under Approved WLAN stations .
To remove an enabled station, select its MAC address
and confirm it with
Delete selected .
The WLAN filter can only be set for sta-
tions connected directly to the access
point (not the guest account).
The MAC address designates the hardware
interface of each individual network device
uniquely (e.g. the WLAN adapter of a com-
puter or the Ethernet port of a printer). It con-
sists of six double-digit hexadecimal
numbers, each separated by a colon (e.g.
00:0B:3B:37:9D:C4).
You can easily determine the MAC address of a Win-
dows computer by opening the window with the com-
mand prompt under
Start All Programs
Accessories Command Prompt
. Enter the com-
mand IPCONFIG /ALL here. The MAC address is dis-
played under the designation Physical address .
After entering the MAC addresses, do not forget to
click the
Save button. If the entered values are incor-
rect (e.g. because the colons are missing), a corre-
sponding error message is displayed.
Keep in mind that you also have to en-
ter the MAC address of your own com-
puter if you are connected to the
dLAN 500 AV W not via the
Ethernet port, but via WLAN. Other-
wise you will block your own access to
the device via WLAN by activating the
WLAN filter!