Hercules Wireless N Router
HWNR-300
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In the status zone, you can consult the overview of
your WiFi settings. Make a note of the network
name, security type and key used.
- Click
Modify
to validate the new settings.
3.6.3.Limiting access to your WiFi network to certain WiFi
computers or devices
Filtering by
MAC address
is a complement to your security settings, allowing you to select the wireless
computers and devices authorized to connect to your local area WiFi network.
A
MAC address
is a unique address created by the builder of the network device (WiFi or Ethernet), serving
to identify this element within a network.
Before enabling filtering, we recommend that you connect via WiFi all computers you wish to authorize.
To enable filtering by MAC address:
- Before you can enable filtering by MAC address,
verify that the
Enable WiFi network
box is ticked.
- Click the
Enable MAC address filtering
button.
- Tick the
Enable MAC address filtering
box.
To add a WiFi computer or device (webcam, game console or other) to the list:
If you are using this function for the
first time:
Any new computer or device must be added
manually.
- Manually enter its
MAC address (in
AAAAAAAAAAAA format, without separators).
- Click the
Add
button.
This address has been added to the list of WiFi
computers and devices authorized to connect.
- If you wish, add a comment in the corresponding
zone.
- Click the
Modify
button to validate your settings,
or
Cancel
to cancel the settings you have entered.
