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Chapter 11 Wireless LAN
NBG-419N User’s Guide
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11.5 MAC Filter
The MAC filter screen allows you to configure the NBG-419N to give exclusive
access to devices (Allow) or exclude devices from accessing the NBG-419N
(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 NBG-419N’s MAC filter settings, click Network > Wireless LAN >
MAC Filter. The screen appears as shown.
Figure 71 Network > Wireless LAN > MAC Filter
The following table describes the labels in this menu.
Table 40 Network > Wireless LAN > MAC Filter
LABEL DESCRIPTION
Access Policy
Policy
Define the filter action for the list of MAC addresses in the MAC Address
table.
Select Allow to permit access to the NBG-419N, MAC addresses not listed
will be denied access to the NBG-419N.
Select Reject to block access to the NBG-419N, MAC addresses not listed
will be allowed to access the NBG-419N
Add a
station Mac
Address Enter the MAC addresses of the wireless station that are allowed or denied
access to the NBG-419N in these address fields. Enter the MAC addresses in
a valid MAC address format, that is, six hexadecimal character pairs, for
example, 12:34:56:78:9a:bc. Click Add.
MAC Filter Summary
Delete
Click the delete icon to remove the MAC address from the list.
MAC
Address This is the MAC address of the wireless station that are allowed or denied
access to the NBG-419N.
Apply Click Apply to save your changes back to the NBG-419N.
Reset Click Reset to reload the previous configuration for this screen.