Configuration Example - Huawei HG232f User Manual

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HG232f 300Mbps Wireless Router
User Guide
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You can select either of the preceding modes for the wireless MAC filtering function.
The wireless MAC filtering function controls the option of whether to allow a computer to be
connected to the HG232f through a WLAN. The MAC address filtering function described in
section 5.4 "Controlling the Internet Access Rights of PCs" controls the option of whether to
allow a computer connected to the HG232f to access the Internet.

Configuration Example

If you have a desktop computer and laptop at home, the default SSID of your WLAN is
MyNewSSID. The desktop computer is connected to the HG232f through a network
cable while a wireless network adapter is installed on the laptop. To allow only the laptop
to be connected to the WLAN and prevent other unauthorized parties from accessing the
WLAN, you can use the whitelist mode of the wireless MAC filtering function. To create
a whitelist and allow only your laptop to be connected to the WLAN:
Step 1
View and record the MAC address of the laptop.
Using the Windows XP operating system as an example to view the MAC address of a
computer:
1. Choose Start > Run.
2. In Open, enter cmd. Then press Enter.
3. In the displayed command line window, enter ipconfig /all, and then press Enter.
Step 2
Log in to the web-based configuration utility.
Step 3 In the navigation tree, choose Basic > WLAN.
The WLAN configuration page is then displayed.
Step 4
Click WLAN Filtering.
Step 5 Select Enable.
Step 6 Select Whitelist.
Step 7
Click New.
Step 8 In Source MAC address, enter the MAC address of the laptop.
For example, the MAC address can be 00:11:09:11:04:DD.
The format of the MAC address entered in Source MAC address is different from that of the
MAC address displayed in the command line window of a Windows XP operating system. The
colons (:) replace the hyphens (-).
Step 9
Click Submit.
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Blacklist: The computers whose MAC addresses are listed in the filtering list are
prevented from connecting to the WLAN.
Whitelist: The PCs whose MAC addresses are listed in the filtering list are allowed
to be connected to the WLAN.
Multiple lines of information are displayed. Find the line of information that is
similar to Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-11-09-11-04-DD. 00-11-09-11-04-DD is
the MAC address of the computer.
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