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50 Network configuration
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The Wi-Fi filter should be used only
as an additional option. By using it
you could limit access to your wire-
less network, but without encryp-
tion it would be relatively easy for
third parties to eavesdrop on all of
your data transmissions.
To use the Wi-Fi filter, enable the option Enable fil-
ters . Now you can enter various network devices by
means of what is known as your MAC address for ac-
cess to your dLAN pro 500 W. Confirm each
entry with
Add . Network devices or stations connected
to your dLAN pro 500 W are automatically list-
ed, that is, to enable an already connected station for
the dLAN pro 500 W, simply select the MAC
address of the respective device and confirm it with
Add . This then appears under Approved Wi-Fi sta-
tions . To remove an enabled station, select its MAC
address and confirm it with Delete .
The MAC address designates the hardware
interface of each individual network device
uniquely (e.g. the Wi-Fi adapter of a comput-
er or the Ethernet port of a printer). It consists
of six double-digit hexadecimal numbers,
each separated by a colon (e.g.
00:0B:3B:37:9D:C4). In general, the MAC
address is on the housing of the device.
You can easily determine the MAC address of a Win-
dows computer by opening the window with the com-
mand prompt under
Start All Programs
Accessories Command Prompt . Enter the com-
mand IPCONFIG /ALL here. The MAC address is dis-
played under the designation Physical address .
After entering the MAC addresses, do not forget to
click the
Save button. If the entered values are incor-
rect (e.g. because the colons are missing), a corre-
sponding error message is displayed.
Keep in mind that you also have to
enter the MAC address of your own
computer if you are connected to
the dLAN pro 500 W not via
the Ethernet port, but via Wi-Fi.
Otherwise you will block your own
access to the device via Wi-Fi by ac-
tivating the Wi-Fi filter!
If you enabled WPS, the access restriction is disabled
by a MAC filter (see
4.5.8 Wi-Fi Protected Setup
(WPS)
).