Access control within the wireless network – Siemens gigaset SE551 User Manual

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Security settings

Gigaset SE551 WLAN dsl/cable / deutsch / A31008-M1029-B101-1-19 / configure_router.fm / 25.10.2006

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To go to the next step in the Security Setup Wizard, click on Next >.

Access control within the wireless network

In this step you can specify which PCs will have wireless access to the Gigaset SE551
WLAN dsl/cable and hence to your LAN. The access control is based on the

MAC address

of the PCs' network adapters. You can enter the MAC addresses for the PCs manually or
select them from the list of PCs that are currently logged in.

The default setting for access control is disabled. This means that all PCs that use the
correct

SSID

can log in.

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Next to MAC address filter select the option On to activate the MAC filtering.

Entering MAC addresses manually

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Enter the MAC address of the network adapter. You will find this address on the bot-
tom of the device.

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Enter the name of the PC.

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Click on the Add button to add the entry to the list.

Selecting from the list of logged-in PCs

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Select the required PC from the Known wireless clients list. All PCs are displayed
that are currently logged in to the router with the correct SSID.

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Click on the Add button to add the selected PC to the list.

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