Mac Authentication Screen - ZyXEL Communications AMG1312-T10D User Manual

Table 15 Wireless > More AP: Edit (continued)
LABEL
Security Mode
OK
Cancel

6.4 MAC Authentication Screen

Use this screen to configure the Device to give exclusive access to specific devices (Allow) or
exclude specific devices from accessing the Device (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
addresses of the devices to configure this screen.
Use this screen to view your Device's MAC filter settings and add new MAC filter rules. Click
Network Setting > Wireless > MAC Authentication. The screen appears as shown.
Figure 33 Wireless > MAC Authentication
The following table describes the labels in this screen.
Table 16 Wireless > MAC Authentication
LABEL
SSID
MAC Restrict
Mode
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DESCRIPTION
Select Basic (WEP) or More Secure (WPA2-PSK, WPA2) to add security on this
wireless network. Wireless clients must use the same wireless security settings as
the Device to connect to the wireless LAN. After you select to use security, additional
options appears in this screen.
Or you can select No Security to allow any client to connect to this network without
any data encryption or authentication.
See Section 6.2.1 on page 55
about this field.
Click this to save your changes.
Click this to exit this screen without saving.
DESCRIPTION
Select the SSID for which you want to configure MAC filter settings.
Define the filter action for the list of MAC addresses in the MAC Address table.
Select Disable to turn off MAC filtering.
Select Deny to block access to the Device. MAC addresses not listed will be allowed to
access the Device.
Select Allow to permit access to the Device. MAC addresses not listed will be denied access
to the Device.
through Section 6.2.4 on page 57
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