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AT-WA7400 Management Software User’s Guide

Configuring MAC Address Filtering

A media access control (MAC) address is a hardware address that

uniquely identifies each node of a network. All IEEE 802 network devices

share a common 48-bit MAC address format, usually displayed as a string

of 12 hexadecimal digits separated by colons, for example

FE:DC:BA:09:87:65

Each wireless network interface card (NIC) used by a wireless client has a

unique MAC address.

You can control client access to your wireless network by switching on

MAC filtering and specifying a list of approved MAC addresses. When

MAC filtering is on, only clients with a listed MAC address can access the

network.

Based on how you set the MAC filter, you can allow only client stations

with a listed MAC address or prevent access to the stations listed. For the

guest interface, MAC Filtering settings apply to both BSSes. On a two-

radio access point, MAC Filtering settings apply to both radios.

To set the DNS name, perform the following procedure:

1. From the main menu, select Advanced > MAC Filtering.

The MAC Filtering page is shown in Figure 19.

Figure 19. MAC Filtering Page