Mac Filtering; Configuring A Mac Filter List Locally On The Wap Device - Cisco WAP571 Administration Manual

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MAC Filtering

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MAC Filtering
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Cisco WAP571/E Administration Guide
Select Wireless > Scheduler Association in the navigation pane. Select the Radio
interface on which you want to associate a scheduler profile (Radio 1 or Radio 2).
For the WLAN interface or a VAP, select the profile from the Profile Name list.
The Interface Operational Status column shows whether the interface is
currently enabled or disabled.
Click Save. The changes are saved to the Startup Configuration.
Media Access Control (MAC) filtering can be used to exclude or allow only listed
client stations to authenticate with the access point. MAC authentication is
enabled and disabled per VAP on the
is configured, the WAP device may refer to a MAC filter list stored on an external
RADlUS server, or may refer a MAC filter list stored locally on the WAP device.

Configuring a MAC Filter List Locally on the WAP Device

The WAP device supports one local MAC filter list only; that is, the same list
applies to all VAPs that are enabled to use the local list. The filter can be
configured to grant access only to the MAC addresses on the list, or to deny
access only to addresses on the list.
Up to 512 MAC addresses can be added to the filter list.
To configure MAC filtering:
Select Wireless > MAC Filtering in the navigation pane.
Select how the WAP device uses the filter list:
• Allow only stations in the list—Any station that is not in the Stations List is
denied access to the network through the WAP device.
• Block all stations in list—Only the stations that appear in the list are denied
access to the network through the WAP device. All other stations are
permitted access.
Networks page. Depending on how the VAP
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