ARRIS 2247-N8-10NA (v9.1.x) User Manual - Manual (Page 81)

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Note: In general, a Whitelist, with manually approved devices, will provide stricter wireless network security, and requires less maintenance.
2. Click the Save button to create the MAC filtering list. The new, empty list appears in the MAC Filter List area of the page.
You must add MAC filter entries (approved or blocked devices) to the MAC Filter List as described in “How to add devices to the MAC filter blacklist
or whitelist:” on page 81.
How to - add devices to the MAC filter blacklist or whitelist:
Open the Wireless > MAC Filtering page.
Note: do not use the Wireless > MAC Filtering blacklist and the Restricted Hosts blacklist feature (described in “Restricted Hosts” on page 38) at the
same time. If you are using the Restriced Hosts feature of the 2247-N8, use the controls of the Restricted Hosts page to specifically isolate devices as
part of Restricted Hosts operation.
1. Select or specify a device MAC address in the MAC Filter Entry section of the page:
™ Click on a MAC address in the Device List to add a known device to the filter list.
™ Type a device’s MAC address in the Manual Entry field to add a device that the 2247-N8 has not learned (has not previously connected to the
2247-N8) to the list.
2. Click the Add button. A row is added to the MAC Filter List table, and the device’s MAC address is added to the filter.
How to - delete devices from the MAC filter blacklist or whitelist:
Open the Wireless > MAC Filtering page.
To remove a device from any MAC filter list, click on the Delete button in the table row for the device that you want to remove.