Restricting Wireless Access By Mac Address - NETGEAR WGU624 Reference Manual

Reference Manual for the Double 108 Mbps Wireless Firewall Router WGU624
Note: If you are configuring the router from a wireless PC and you change the router's
SSID, channel, or security settings, you will lose your wireless connection when you
click Apply. You must then change the wireless settings of your PC to match the
router's new settings.
Configure and test your PCs for wireless connectivity.
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Program the wireless adapter of your PCs to have the same SSID and channel that you
configured in the router. Check that they have a wireless link and are able to obtain an IP
address by DHCP from the router.
Once your PCs have basic wireless connectivity to the router, then you can configure the advanced
wireless security functions of the router.

Restricting Wireless Access by MAC Address

To restrict access based on MAC addresses, follow these steps:
Log in to the WGU624 wireless router at its default LAN address of
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default user name of admin and default password of password, or using whatever LAN
address and password you have set up.
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Note: When configuring the router from a wireless PC whose MAC address is not in the
Trusted PC list, if you select Turn Access Control On, you will lose your wireless
connection when you click on Apply. You must then access the wireless router from a
wired PC or from a wireless PC which is on the access control list to make any further
changes.
Click the Advanced Wireless a or Advanced Wireless g Settings link in the main menu of the
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WGU624 wireless router.
Wireless Configuration
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