Section 3 - Software Configuration
The MAC (Media Access Controller) Address filter option is used to control network access based on the MAC Address of the network adapter. A
MAC address is a unique ID assigned by the manufacturer of the network adapter. This feature can be configured to ALLOW or DENY network/
Internet access.
In the MAC Filtering Rules section, the user can create and edit Network filter rules. This maximum amount of rules that can be created are 24 rules.
The following parameters will be available for configuration:
Configure MAC
Select Turn MAC Filtering OFF, Turn MAC Filtering
Filtering below:
ON and ALLOW computers listed to access the
network, or Turn MAC Filtering ON and DENY
computers listed to access the network from the
drop-down menu.
Checkbox:
Check the box on the left side to enable the
Network Filter.
MAC Address:
Enter the MAC address you would like to use in
this filtering rule.
DHCP Client List:
Select a DHCP client from the Computer Name
drop-down menu and click << to copy that MAC
Address.
Schedule:
The schedule of time when the Network Filter will
be enabled. The schedule may be set to Always,
which will allow the particular service to always be
enabled. Click the New Schedule button to create
your own times in the Schedules page.
Click on the Save Settings button to accept the changes made.
Click on the Don't Save Settings button to discard the changes made.
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