Sierra Wireless AirCard W801, User Manual

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Configuring the Wi-Fi Network 95
Configuring the Wi-Fi
Network
Enabling the Wi-Fi Password Reminder
1.
Log in to the home page.
2.
Click the
Advanced Settings
button.
3.
Select Wi-Fi > Security .
4.
In the Password reminder area, select On .
Allowing or Denying Computers Access to the Network
The MAC (Media Access Control) filter is used to grant (“whitelist”) or block (“blacklist”) wireless
devices access to the Wi-Fi, 3G, and 4G networks. Access is based on the MAC address of each
wireless device.
MAC filtering can prevent unauthorized wireless devices from connecting to your network.
You can choose one of three modes:
●
Allow all in list — Only computers that are in this list are allowed to access the network.
●
Block all in list — All computers are allowed to access the network, unless they’re in this list.
●
No filtering
— All computers are allowed to access the network.
In any case, a computer still needs to provide the correct Wi-Fi password to access the network.
Specifying Computers That Can Access the Network
1.
Log in to the home page.
2.
Click the
Advanced Settings
button.
3.
Select Wi-Fi > MAC filter .
4.
From the MAC filter mode drop-down list, select Allow all in list .
5.
Do one of the following:
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If the computer you want to allow access is currently connected to the Overdrive 3G/4G
Mobile Hotspot, click
List of connected devices
.

In the row for the computer, click
Add
.
— or —
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Click
Add
.

In the
MAC Address
field, enter the MAC address of the computer you’re adding to the list.
(If you don’t know this address, see “Finding the MAC Address” on page 131.)

In the Name field, enter a name, for example “Amy’s PC.”
6.
Repeat step 5 for each computer you want to allow access.