Restrict Wireless Access By Mac Address - NETGEAR WAC730 Reference Manual

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Restrict Wireless Access by MAC Address

For increased security, you can restrict access to an SSID by allowing access to only specific
computers or wireless stations based on their MAC addresses. You can restrict access to
only trusted computers so that unknown computers cannot connect wirelessly to the wireless
access point. MAC address filtering adds an obstacle against unwanted access to your
network, but the data broadcast over the wireless link is fully exposed.
Note: For wireless adapters, you can usually find the MAC address printed
on the wireless adapter.
To restrict access based on MAC addresses:
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1. Select Configuration > Security > Advanced > MAC Authentication.
2. Select the Turn Access Control On check box to enable the access control feature.
3. From the Select Access Control Database menu, select a database option:
• Local MAC Address Database. The wireless access point uses the local MAC
address database for access control. This is the default setting.
• Remote MAC Address Database. The wireless access point uses the MAC address
database on an external RADIUS server on the LAN for access control. If you select
this database, you first must configure the RADIUS server settings (see
RADIUS Server Settings
4. Click the Refresh button to refresh the Available Wireless Stations table.
on page 41).
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