802.11B/G Access Control Web Page - THOMSON Network Router User Manual

Chapter 3: Advanced Confi guration
802.11b/g Access Control Web Page (Fig. 41)
The access control feature enables you to restrict wireless access to specifi c computers. Use this
feature to prevent outsider wireless PCs from connecting to your private network.
Fig. 41
Your Gateway identifi es wireless PCs by their WiFi MAC Address. This address consists of a string
of 6 pairs of numbers 0 – 9 and letters A - F, such as 00 90 4B F0 FF 50. It is usually printed on
the WiFi card of the device (e.g. the PCMCIA card in a laptop). It can also be determined from a
Windows DOS prompt as explained below.
The Connected Clients list on the Access Control Web Page always shows PCs that currently have
wireless connections to your Gateway.
Your Gateway default access control confi guration (MAC Restrict Mode Disabled) allows access
within reception range by any computer that has your same privacy (key) settings.
To restrict access to only specifi c computers:
1. Set MAC Restrict Mode to Allow.
2. Enter the WiFi MAC addresses of the PCs you want to have access.
3. Click on the Apply button.
To remove access privileges for a listed computer:
1. Select the MAC address in the list.
2. Press the DELETE key on your keyboard.
3. Click on the Apply button to make the changes effective.
More details of settings on the 802.11b/g Access Control Web Page are provided in Table 6.
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