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Setting Up the Access Point
Controlling Access to the Wireless Network
Before setting up either type of MAC authentication, you should list down the
MAC addresses of the wireless clients and devices that you want to allow or
deny access.
Setting Up Local MAC Authentication
Local MAC authentication allows you to add entries to the built-in MAC
authentication database and to take certain actions based on a wireless client’s
MAC address. The MAC list can be configured to allow or deny network access
to specific clients.
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You can add up to 16 MAC addresses per SSID to the local MAC authentication
database.
To enable local MAC authentication:
1. On the menu, click Access Control .
2. In SSID , select the SSID to which you want to configure access.
3. In MAC Authentication , select Enable .
4. In MAC Authentication Type , select Local .
5. In Access Control , select the access option that you want to configure
for the wireless device. Options include:
• Allow : Click to permit access to all MAC addresses specified in the
[MAC Address List] below.
• Deny : Click to deny access to all MAC addresses specified in the
[MAC Address List] below.
6. In the MAC Address box, enter the MAC or physical address of the
wireless device that you want to allow or deny. A MAC address consists
of six pairs of alphanumeric characters, for example, 00 11 AA 22 BB 33.
7. Click Add . The page refreshes and the MAC address that you entered
appears under MAC Address List .
Repeat steps 5 to 6 for each wireless device that you want to allow or deny.
8. Click Apply to save your changes.
The message Please wait... appears as the address is added to the list. When
the access point has completed the process, the MAC address appears in the
MAC Address List table.
To delete a MAC address from the list, click the Delete button next to it.