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Bridge GUI Guide: Security Configuration
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Figure 4.16. Advanced View
MAC Access Whitelist
frame, all platforms
CAUTION:
If your
current MAC ad-
dress is not on the
MAC
Access Whitelist
when
you
Enable
it or you de-
lete your address when
the list is already en-
abled, and you do not
Cancel
the change when
prompted, your session
will end and your cur-
rent MAC address will
be blocked until it is
added to the list of per-
mitted addresses or the
function is disabled.
5 When you have finished adding permitted MAC addresses,
in the
MAC Access Whitelist frame, in Administrative State,
click
Enabled.
6 Click APPLY on the right of the frame.
If you navigate away from the screen without clicking
APPLY, the Administrative State will not be changed.
The MAC ACL reflects your changes.
If you attempt to enable the
MAC Access Whitelist when the
MAC address you are currently logged on through is not listed,
a dialog warns that proceeding will block network access for
the computer you are currently using
A dialog will also warn you if you are deleting your current MAC
address from the list when the list is already enabled (after you
have cleared the usual confirmation dialog).
Figure 4.17. Advanced View current MAC address lockout dialog, all platforms
Unless you want to prevent network access from your current
MAC address,
Cancel these changes.
The
MAC Access Whitelist is Disabled by default, and only the
current Bridge’s MAC address is automatically listed.
If the
MAC Access Whitelist is Enabled when there are no MAC
addresses on the list, all network connections will be blocked.
Network access can be restored only by reconfiguring the
function through a direct, physical connection to the Bridge’s
Console port.