Chapter 7 Wireless LAN
PLA5236 User’s Guide
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The following table describes the labels in this screen.
7.6 MAC Filte r
The MAC filter screen allows you to configure the PLA to give exclusive access to devices (Allow) or
exclude devices from accessing the PLA (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 address of the
devices to configure this screen.
To change your PLA’s MAC filter settings, click
Ne two rk
>
Wire le ss LAN 2.4G o r 5G
>
MAC Filte r
. The
screen appears as shown.
Table 16 Network > Wireless LAN 2.4G or 5G > Security: WPA-PSK/WPA2-PSK
LABEL
DESC RIPTIO N
Security Mode
Select
WPA - PSK
or
WPA 2- PSK
to enable data encryption.
WPA-PSK
Compatible
This field appears when you choose
WPA2- PSK
as the
Se c urity Mo de
.
Check this field to allow wireless devices using
WPA- PSK
security mode to connect to your
PLA.
Pre-Shared Key
WPA- PSK/ WPA2- PSK
uses a simple common password for authentication.
Type a pre-shared key from 8 to 63 case-sensitive keyboard characters.
Group Key Update
Timer
The
G ro up Ke y Upda te Tim e r
is the rate at which the AP sends a new group key out to all
clients.
The default is
3600
seconds (60 minutes).
Apply
Click
Apply
to save your changes back to the PLA.
Cancel
Click
C a nc e l
to reload the previous configuration for this screen.