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The following table describes the fields in this menu.

Table 17 MAC Address Filter

LABEL
Active
Action
MAC Address
Back
Apply
Cancel

7.6 Network Authentication

You can set the Prestige and your network to authenticate a wireless station before the wireless
station can communicate with the Prestige and the wired network to which the Prestige is
connected.

7.6.1 EAP

EAP is an authentication protocol designed originally to run over PPP (Point-to-Point
Protocol) frame in order to support multiple types of user authentication. By using EAP to
interact with an EAP-compatible RADIUS server, the access point helps a wireless station and
a RADIUS server to perform mutual authentication.

7.6.1.1 RADIUS

RADIUS is based on a client-sever model that supports authentication, authorization and
accounting. The access point is the client and the server is the RADIUS server. The RADIUS
server handles the following tasks:
• Authentication
Determines the identity of the users.
• Authorization
Determines the network services available to authenticated users once they are connected
to the network.
• Accounting
Keeps track of the client's network activity.
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DESCRIPTION
Select Yes from the drop down list box to enable MAC address filtering.
Define the filter action for the list of MAC addresses in the MAC Address table.
Select Deny Association to block access to the router, MAC addresses not listed will
be allowed to access the Prestige. Select Allow Association to permit access to the
router, MAC addresses not listed will be denied access to the Prestige.
Enter the MAC addresses in a valid MAC address format, that is, six hexadecimal
character pairs, for example, 12:34:56:78:9a:bc of the wireless stations that are
allowed or denied access to the Prestige in these address fields.
Click Back to go to the main wireless LAN setup screen.
Click Apply to save your changes back to the Prestige.
Click Cancel to begin configuring this screen afresh.
Chapter 7 Wireless LAN Setup