Configuring Mac Address Filter - ZyXEL Communications ZyXEL ZyAIR G-1000 User Manual

Table 43 Menu 3.5 Wireless LAN Setup
FIELD
Key 1 to Key 4
Authen. Method
Edit MAC Address Filter Press [SPACE BAR] to select Yes and press [ENTER] to display Menu 3.5.1 - WLAN
Edit Roaming
Configuration
Block Intra-BSS Traffic
Preamble
802.11 Mode
Max. Frame Burst
Breathing LED
When you have completed this menu, press [ENTER] at the prompt "Press ENTER to confirm or ESC to cancel" to
save your configuration or press [ESC] to cancel and go back to the previous screen.

13.3.1 Configuring MAC Address Filter

Your G-1000 checks the MAC address of the wireless station device against a list of allowed
or denied MAC addresses. However, intruders could fake allowed MAC addresses so MAC-
based authentication is less secure than EAP authentication.
Follow the steps below to create the MAC address table on your G-1000.
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DESCRIPTION
The WEP keys are used to encrypt data. Both the G-1000 and the wireless stations must
use the same WEP key for data transmission.
If you chose 64-bit WEP in the WEP Encryption field, then enter any 5 ASCII characters
or 10 hexadecimal characters ("0-9", "A-F").
If you chose 128-bit WEP in the WEP Encryption field, then enter 13 ASCII characters or
26 hexadecimal characters ("0-9", "A-F").
Note: Enter "0x" before the key to denote a hexadecimal key. Don't enter
"0x" before the key to denote an ASCII key.
Press [SPACE BAR] to select Auto, Open System Only or Shared Key Only and press
[ENTER].
This field is N/A if WEP is not activated.
If WEP encryption is activated, the default setting is Auto.
MAC Address Filter.
Press [SPACE BAR] to select Yes and press [ENTER] to display Menu 3.5.2 - Roaming
Configuration.
Intra-BSS traffic is traffic between wireless stations in the same BSS. Select No to allow
Intra-BSS traffic, select Yes to block all Intra-BSS traffic.
Select a preamble type from the drop-down list menu. Choices are Long, Short and
Dynamic. The default setting is Long.
See the section on preamble for more information.
Select B Only to allow only IEEE 802.11b compliant WLAN devices to associate with the
G-1000.
Select G Only to allow only IEEE 802.11g compliant WLAN devices to associate with the
G-1000.
Select Mixed to allow either IEEE802.11b or IEEE802.11g compliant WLAN devices to
associate with the G-1000. The transmission rate of your G-1000 might be reduced.
Enable Maximum Frame Burst to help eliminate collisions in mixed-mode networks
(networks with both IEEE 802.11g and IEEE 802.11b traffic) and enhance the
performance of both pure IEEE 802.11g and mixed IEEE 802.11b/g networks. Maximum
Frame Burst sets the maximum time, in microseconds, that the G-1000 transmits IEEE
802.11g wireless traffic only.
Type the maximum frame burst between 0 and 1800 (650, 1000 or 1800 recommended).
Enter 0 to disable this feature.
Select Yes to enable the Breathing LED, also known as the G-1000 LED.
The blue G-1000 LED is on when the G-1000 is on and blinks (or breaths) when data is
being transmitted to/from its wireless stations. Clear the check box to turn this LED off
even when the G-1000 is on and data is being transmitted/received.
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