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Control) address. The MAC address is assigned at the factory and consists of six pairs of hexadecimal characters,
for example, 00:A0:C5:00:00:02. You need to know the MAC address of the devices to configure this screen.
Select a device and then click Configuration > WLAN > MAC Filter. The screen appears as shown next.
LABEL
Activate
Enable MAC address filtering to have the router allow or deny access to wireless stations
MAC Filter
based on MAC addresses. Disable MAC address filtering to have the router not perform MAC
filtering on the wireless stations.
Filter Action
Define the filter action for the list of MAC addresses in the MAC address filter table.
Select Deny Association to block access to the router, MAC addresses not listed will be
allowed to access the router. Select Allow Association to permit access to the router, MAC
addresses not listed will be denied access to the router.
MAC
Enter the MAC addresses (in XXXXXXXXXXXX format) of the client computers that are
Address
allowed or denied access to the ZyXEL device in these address fields.
Apply
Click Apply to save your changes back to the ZyXEL device.
Reset
Click Reset to begin configuring this screen afresh.
6.5
802.1x Overview
The IEEE 802.1x standard outlines enhanced security methods for both the authentication of wireless stations
and encryption key management. Authentication can be done using the local user database internal to the ZyXEL
device or an external RADIUS server for an unlimited number of users.
Configuration > WLAN
Figure 6-3 Configuration > WLAN > MAC Filter
Table 6-2 Configuration > WLAN > MAC Filter
DESCRIPTION
Vantage CNM 2.0
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