ZyXEL Communications P-873HNU-51B, User Manual

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Chapter 7 Wireless
P-873HNU(P)-51B User’s Guide
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7.4 MAC Authentication
This screen allows you to configure the ZyXEL Device to give exclusive access to specific devices
(Allow) or exclude specific devices from accessing the ZyXEL Device (Deny). Every Ethernet
device has a unique MAC (Media Access Control) address. The MAC address is assigned at the
factory and consists of six pairs of hexadecimal characters, for example, 00:A0:C5:00:00:02. You
need to know the MAC addresses of the devices to configure this screen.
Use this screen to view your VDSL Router’s MAC filter settings and add new MAC filter rules. Click
Wireless > MAC Authentication. The screen appears as shown.
Figure 29
Wireless > MAC Authentication
Wireless Network
Name (SSID) The SSID (Service Set IDentity) identifies the service set with which a
wireless device is associated. Wireless devices associating to the access
point (AP) must have the same SSID.
Enter a descriptive name (up to 32 English keyboard characters) for the
wireless LAN.
Hide SSID Select this check box to hide the SSID in the outgoing beacon frame so a
station cannot obtain the SSID through scanning using a site survey tool.
Security Level
Security Mode Select Basic (WEP) or More Secure (WPA(2)-PSK, WPA(2)) to add
security on this wireless network. The wireless clients which want to
associate to this network must have same wireless security settings as the
VDSL Router. After you select to use a security, additional options appears in
this screen.
Or you can select No Security to allow any client to associate this network
without any data encryption or authentication.
See Section 7.2.1 on page 84 for more details about this field.
Apply Click Apply to save your changes.
Cancel Click Cancel to exit this screen without saving.
Table 17
More AP: Edit (continued)
LABEL DESCRIPTION