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The MAC (Media Access Control) Address filter option is used to control network access based on the
MAC Address of the network adapter. A MAC address is a unique ID assigned by the manufacturer of the
network adapter. This feature can be configured to ALLOW or DENY network/Internet access.
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The MAC address filter feature is enabled using the Enable MAC Address Filter checkbox.
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After the checkbox is enabled, all secondary options related to MAC Address Filter are displayed and you
will see a view as listed in the diagram above.
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Filter Settings determine the type of filter that you want to apply.
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Mode option can be used to set the type of filter i.e. only allow listed machines or deny listed machines
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Filter Wireless Clients feature can be used to filter clients which are connected wirelessly with the AP on
the basis of the MAC address filter
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Filter Wired Clients feature can be used to filter clients which are connected via Ethernet to the AP.
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Add MAC Address feature is used to add MAC addresses which you want to filter. To test the
functionality you can copy you own PCs MAC address by using the Copy Your PCs MAC Address button.
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Once you have added the MAC address it is displayed in the MAC Address List where you can view all
MAC addresses that are being filtered. You can edit or delete the MAC addresses by using the Edit ( )
and the Delete ( ) Icons in the MAC Address list.
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