User Guide

Advanced Configuration

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MAC Authentication – You can configure a list of the MAC addresses for wireless

clients that are authorized to access the network. This provides a basic level of

authentication for wireless clients attempting to gain access to the network. A

database of authorized MAC addresses can be stored locally on the access point or

remotely on a central RADIUS server.

(Default: Disabled)

• Disabled: No checks are performed on an associating station’s MAC address.

• Local MAC: The MAC address of the associating station is compared against the

local database stored on the access point. Use the Local MAC Authentication

section of this web page to set up the local database, and configure all access

points in the wireless network service area with the same MAC address database.

• Radius MAC: The MAC address of the associating station is sent to a configured

RADIUS server for authentication. When using a RADIUS authentication server for

MAC address authentication, the server must first be configured in the Radius

window (see “RADIUS” on page 6-7). The database of MAC addresses and

filtering policy must be defined in the RADIUS server.

Note: MAC addresses on the RADIUS server can be entered in four different formats

(see “RADIUS” on page 6-7).