Chapter 13 Mac Filter Screen; Overview; What You Can Do In The Mac Filter Screen; What You Should Know About Mac Filter - ZyXEL Communications NWA-3160 User Manual

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13.1 Overview

This chapter discusses how you can use the Wireless > MAC Filter screen.
The MAC filter function allows you to configure the NWA to grant access to devices
(Allow Association) or exclude devices from accessing the NWA (Deny
Association).
Figure 104 MAC Filtering
In the figure above, wireless client U is able to connect to the Internet because its
MAC address is in the allowed association list specified in the NWA. The MAC
address of client A is either denied association or is not in the list of allowed
wireless clients specified in the NWA.

13.1.1 What You Can Do in the MAC Filter Screen

Use the Wireless > MAC Filter screen (see
which wireless station is allowed or denied access to the ZyXEL Device.

13.1.2 What You Should Know About MAC Filter

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
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