Chapter 6 Wireless LAN
00:A0:C5:00:00:02. You need to know the MAC address of each device to configure MAC filtering
on the NWA.
The MAC filter function allows you to configure the NWA to grant access to the NWA from other
wireless devices (Allow Association) or exclude devices from accessing the NWA (Deny Association).
Figure 38 MAC Filtering
In the figure above, wireless client U is able to connect to the Internet because its MAC address is
in the allowed association list specified in the NWA. The MAC address of client A is either denied
association or is not in the list of allowed wireless clients specified in the NWA.
Use this screen to enable MAC address filtering in your NWA. You can specify MAC addresses to
either allow or deny association with your NWA. Click Wireless LAN > MAC Filter. The screen
displays as shown.
Figure 39 Wireless LAN > MAC Filter
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