Wireless Security Options; Figure 12 Kwo5000 Access Control - Formosa KWO-5000  User Manual

Ieee 802.11 series high performance outdoor bridge
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KWO5000
messages can be easily decrypted and contain much of the network's information,
such as the network's SSID (Service Set Identifier).

Wireless Security Options

There are several ways you can enhance the security of your wireless network:
Access Control
You can restrict access to only trusted clients so that unknown clients cannot
wirelessly connect to the KWO5000. MAC address filtering adds an obstacle against
unwanted access to your network, but the data broadcast over the wireless link is fully
exposed.
Restricting access based on something other than the identity of the user is generally
referred to as Access Control.

Figure 12 KWO5000 access control

You can restrict access to only trusted stations so that unknown stations cannot
wirelessly connect to the KWO5000 by turning Access Control on.
By entering MAC Address of new stations, you can manually add the stations,
allowing them to be connected to the KWO5000
Take notes of the steps below to activate "access control".
Turn Access Control On.

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