User's Guide

TRENDnet User’s Guide

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MAC filtering

Advanced > Access Control

Every network device has a unique, 12-digit MAC (Media Access Control) address. MAC

filtering allows you to restrict access to the Internet to specific MAC addresses on your

network. You can check the current MAC addresses of devices connected to your router

under System > VLAN Setup > DHCP Server under the DHCP leases section. You can also

lock the IP address assigned to specific devices connected to your router by adding static

DHCP leases or reservations. The access control section can also be used to filter other

outbound traffic by IP address, URL/keyword filter, and IM/P2P applications.

1. Log into your router management page (see “Access your router management page”

on page 7).

2. Click on Advanced and click on Access Control.

3. Review the settings below.

• Active – Select Enable to enable the access control rule.

• Comment – Enter the name or description for the access control rule.

• Protocol – Click the drop-down list to select the protocol for the service to

filter: ANY, TCP, UDP, ICMP, Content Filter, Domain Filter, IP P2P, or IM.

• Schedule – Allows you to select a schedule when the access control rule should

be enabled or disabled.

• MAC Address –Enter the MAC address you would like to filter or deny traffic

and click Add to add to the list. (e.g. a1:b2:c3:d4:e5:f6)

4. Click Save at the bottom. Then click Reboot at the top right to commit the changes.

Note: Additionally, you can specify a specific IP address/range, port, and local interface

to apply the access control rule. This can be a different IP address/range and does not

need to be same as the IP address(es) of the MAC addresses added to the list.