How To Restrict Wireless Access By Mac Address - NETGEAR ProSafe FVG318 Reference Manual

Reference Manual for the ProSafe Wireless 802.11g VPN Firewall Model FVG318
Note: If you are configuring the FVG318 from a wireless computer and you change
the wireless VPN firewall's SSID, channel, or security settings, you will lose
your wireless connection when you click on Apply. You must then change the
wireless settings of your computer to match the FVG318's new settings.
8. Configure and test your PCs for wireless connectivity.
Program the wireless adapter of your PCs to have the same SSID that you configured in the
FVG318. Check that they have a wireless link and are able to obtain an IP address by DHCP
from the wireless VPN firewall.
Once your PCs have basic wireless connectivity to the wireless VPN firewall, then you can
configure the advanced options and wireless security functions.

How to Restrict Wireless Access by MAC Address

To restrict access based on MAC addresses, follow these steps:
1. Log in at the default LAN address of http://192.168.1.1 with the default user name of admin
and default password of password.
2. Click Wireless in the main menu of the FVG318. From the Wireless Settings menu, click
Setup Access List.
Figure 4-4
3. Click the Turn Access Control On checkbox to enable MAC filtering.
Wireless Configuration
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