Security; Wireless Mac Filtering - UPC connect box Installation Manual

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Security

To prevent unauthorized data transmitted over the wireless LAN, you must enable wire-
less security. You can manually configure the wireless settings and security for
your gateway from the Wireless Settings security screen.
Select the type of security that you want to use.
a. Select Disabled to use no security. Anyone in the coverage area can enter your
network.
b. Select WPA2-PSK to use the Wi-Fi Protected Access (Personal) security protocol.
c. Select WPA-PSK/WPA2-PSK mixed mode which can provide broader support for
all wireless clients.
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Wireless MAC Filtering

The wireless MAC filter is a layer of security that allows only specific MAC addresses
to connect to your router via Wi-Fi. This section allows you to specify a list of MAC
addresses that are authorized. When a device tries to connect to your Wi-Fi network,
if its MAC address does not match one on the authorized list, it will not be able to
establish a connection. Alternatively, you can ban a certain list of MAC addresses and
every other MAC address that is not on the list will be able to connect.
When you enable MAC address filtering on the Connect Box, you can set up a list of
MAC addresses, and then specify whether you want to:
 Disabled – The default setting is MAC Filtering disabled
 Allow the devices on the list to access the network (in which case no other devices
can access the network)
 Deny the devices on the list access to the Connect Box and the network
(in which case all other devices can access the network)
Displays the device which is attached through Wi-Fi
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