Mac Address Filtering Screen - Honeywell OW-CDX050 User Manual

MAC Address Filtering screen

The Wireless Access Point -MAC Address Filtering screen is used to set up MAC
address filtering for the APs. This feature allows you to further strengthen wireless client
access security by allowing only known clients to join the secure network. MAC address
filtering is recommended for static configurations with a small number of clients. The
default setting for MAC Address filtering is Disabled.
To enable and setup MAC Address filtering for the access points in your network:
Step
1
Click on the Wireless Access Point - MAC Address Filtering at the left of
the screen to call up the MAC Address Filtering screen.
2
Select Enable to enble MAC Address filtering.
3
Select Filtering Type from the drop down menu.
MAC Address filtering and filter type works as follows:
•
When Filtering is enabled and the Filter Type is Deny All Except Those
Listed Below, only those devices equipped with the authorized MAC
addresses will be able to communicate with this bridge node. In this case,
input the MAC addresses of all the PC cards that will be authorized to
access this bridge node. The MAC address is engraved or printed on the
PC (PCMCIA) card.
•
When Filtering is enabled and the Filter Type is Allow All Except Those
Listed Below, any device with a MAC address which has been entered in
the MAC Address list will not be able to communicate with this bridge
node. In this case, navigate to the report: Wireless Clients and copy the
MAC address of any wireless client that you want to exclude from
communication with the bridge node and then add those MAC Addresses
to the MAC Address list.
4
Enter a MAC Address with a note to the MAC Address and Note fields and
click Add to add it to the MAC Address List at the bottom of the screen.
Note that communication with the mesh nodes containing these MAC
addresses entered in this field depends upon the Filter Type selected above.
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