Mac Filter Screen - ZyXEL Communications EMG2881-T20A User Manual

Table 24 Configuration > Wireless > More AP: Edit (continued)
LABEL
Apply
Cancel

7.5 MAC Filter Screen

The MAC filter screen allows you to configure the EMG2881-T20A to give exclusive access to devices
(Allow) or exclude devices from accessing the EMG2881-T20A (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 EMG2881-T20A's MAC filter settings, click Configuration > Wireless > MAC Filter. The
screen appears as shown.
Figure 32 Configuration > Wireless > MAC Filter
The following table describes the labels in this menu.
Table 25 Configuration > Wireless > MAC Filter
LABEL
Band
MAC Address
Filter
Filter Action
MAC Filter Summary
#
MAC Address
Add/Delete
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DESCRIPTION
Click Apply to save your changes back to the EMG2881-T20A.
Click Cancel to reload the previous configuration for this screen.
DESCRIPTION
Select the frequency band to set whether you want to apply the wireless and security settings to
the default 2.4GHz or 5GHz wireless LAN.
Select to turn on (Enable) or off (Disable) MAC address filtering.
Define the filter action for the list of MAC addresses in the MAC Filter Summary table.
Select Allow to permit access to the EMG2881-T20A, MAC addresses not listed will be denied
access to the EMG2881-T20A.
Select Deny to block access to the EMG2881-T20A, MAC addresses not listed will be allowed to
access the EMG2881-T20A.
This is the index number of the MAC address.
Enter the MAC address of the wireless station that are allowed or denied access to the EMG2881-
T20A.
Click to add the rule in the MAC filter summary table.
Click to remove a rule.
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