THOMSON TG790, Setup And User Manual

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5 Wireless Security
5.2 Access Control
What is access control?
Every network device carries a unique hexadecimal code (MAC address). Access control enables you to
allow/deny access to wireless clients based on their MAC address.
Drawbacks
MAC authentication is linked to the user’s hardware and not to his identity.
You can easily change the MAC address of your wireless clients.
How can I configure this on the Thomson Gateway?
Proceed as follows:
1 Browse to the Thomson Gateway Web Interface .
2 On the left menu, click Home Network .
3 Under Wireless , click your access point.
4 The Wireless Access Point page appears.
5 In the Navigation Bar , click Configure .
6 Under Security , you can set the Allow New Devices property to:
New stations are allowed (automatically) .
New stations are allowed (via registration)
New stations are not allowed .
7 Select the option of your choice and click Apply .
New stations are allowed (automatically)
Access control is disabled. All wireless client can connect if they use the correct SSID and encryption.
New stations are allowed (via registration)
Access Control is enabled. To add new wireless clients to the access control list, you have to search for new
wireless devices using the:
Search for wireless devices task on the Thomson Gateway Web Interface .
New stations are not allowed
Access Control is enabled. You can only add your wireless devices to the access control list using the Search
for wireless devices task on the Thomson Gateway Web Interface .
Your access point will be listed in the following format: “WLAN:<Network Name> (<Actual
Speed>)”. For example,
WLAN: Thomson83C7C7 (54Mbps) .