Wireless Card Access List - NETGEAR RangeMax WPN824 Reference Manual

Wireless Card Access List

The Wireless Card Access Setup page displays a list of wireless computers that will be allowed to
connect to the router based on their MAC addresses. These wireless computers must also have the
correct SSID and security settings configured on the Wireless Settings page to access the wireless
network.
From the Advanced Wireless Settings menu, click the Setup Access List button to display the
Wireless Card Access List menu:
Figure 8-2
Program the wireless card access list as follows:
1. Turn access control on:
a. Click Turn Access Control On check box to enable the restricting of wireless computers
by their MAC addresses.
b. Click the Apply button to save changes and return to the Wireless Settings page.
Note: If Turn Access Control On is enabled and the Access Control List is blank;
then no wireless computers will be able to connect to your wireless network.
2. Set up the access control list:
a. Click the Add button to go to the Wireless Card Access Setup menu (see
menu displays a list of currently active wireless cards and their Ethernet MAC addresses.
b. If the desired computer appears in the list, you can click the radio button of that computer
to capture its MAC address; otherwise, you can manually enter the MAC address of the
authorized computer. The MAC address can usually be found on the bottom of the
wireless device.
Advanced Configuration of the Router
Reference Manual for the RangeMax Wireless Router WPN824
v1.0, November 2005
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