Manage Access To A User Wifi Network Based On A Client's Mac Address - NETGEAR WAX220 User Manual

Essentials WiFi 6 AX4200 Dual Band Multi-Gig Access Point Model WAX220
Manage access to a user WiFi network based
on a client's MAC address
By default, the AP does not restrict access to a user WiFi network based on a client's
MAC address.
For each user WiFi network, you can set up a MAC address filter, which is an access
control list (ACL) that is based on MAC addresses of WiFi clients for which you want to
either allow or deny access to the user WiFi network. An ACL provides added security
to ensure that only authorized WiFi devices connect to the user WiFi network:
• Allow MAC addresses in the list: An ACL with a policy that allows access functions
as follows:
- A WiFi device for which you place the MAC address in the ACL is allowed to
connect to the user WiFi network.
- All other WiFi devices are denied a connection to the user WiFi network.
• Deny MAC addresses in the list: An ACL with a policy that denies access functions
as follows:
- A WiFi device for which you place the MAC address in the ACL is denied a
connection to the user WiFi network.
- All other WiFi devices are allowed to connect to the user WiFi network.
Note: If you manually block a WiFi client (see Manually block a WiFi client from a user
WiFi network on page 58), an ACL that denies the MAC address of the client is
automatically added to the user WiFi network from which you blocked the client. That
ACL denies access to the client but allows access all other clients. You can manually
delete the client from the ACL, after which the client is no longer denied access to the
user WiFi network.
The ACL does not apply to the computer or tablet that you use to access the device UI
over the management WiFi network or over a LAN connection.
To set up a MAC filter for a user WiFi network:
1. Launch a web browser from a computer or tablet that is directly connected over WiFi
to the AP or connected to the same network as the AP.
2. Enter the IP address that is assigned to the AP.
If you are directly connected to the management WiFi network, you can enter
https://www.aplogin.net.
Manage Advanced WiFi Settings 56 User Manual