WESM zl Management and Configuration Guide WT.01.28 and greater

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Wireless Network Management
MAC Filters (Local MAC Authentication)
Importing MAC Standard ACLs
Instead of (or in addition to) manually configuring MAC standard ACLs (filters) on
your Wireless Edge Services zl Module, you can import a .cvs file that includes these
ACLs to your module. The file should be saved on the local disk of your management
station.
You can create the ACLs file using a spreadsheet application. Include four columns
for each ACL. Table 12-4 displays the information specified in that column and valid
values for that column. The column number matters; in other words, the first column
for each row must include a number from 1 to 1000, and this number specifies the
ACL’s index number.
Table 12-4. Required Information in a File To Be Imported to the Wireless Edge
Services zl Module’s List of MAC Filters
Alternatively, you can configure ACLs on another module, export the ACLs to a .cvs
file, and then import that file to your module.
When you import the file, the Wireless Edge Services zl Module saves each row in
the imported file as an ACL in its list of MAC standard ACLs (filters). Your module
can already have filters configured on it; the ACLs in the imported file are simply
added to the list.
The new ACLs should have different index numbers than the current ACLs. If you
want the imported ACLs to override the currently configured ACLs, you should
delete those ACLs first.
Column Number Specifies Valid Values
1 Station-ACL Index—the order in which the
module processes this ACL (as compared to
other MAC standard ACLs)
1 to 1000
2 Starting MAC—first MAC address in the range of
addresses selected by this ACL
any MAC address in AA-BB-CC-DD-EE-FF format
3 Ending MAC—final MAC address in the range of
addresses selected by this ACL (often the same
as the starting address)
any MAC address in AA-BB-CC-DD-EE-FF format
4 Allow/Deny—the action the module performs on
selected stations (does or does not allow them to
connect to the WLAN)
• Allow
• Deny