User Manual

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Setting Up the Access Point
Controlling Access to the Wireless Network
Setting Up the Access Point
To configure local MAC authentication:
1. On the menu, click Access Control.
2. In SSID, select the SSID to which you want allow the wireless station
access.
3. In MAC Authentication, select Local.
4. In Access Control, select the access option that you want to configure
for the wireless station. Options include:
• Disable: Click to disable MAC authentication. Selecting this option
will disable both local and remote MAC authentication. After clicking
Disable, click Apply to save your changes. You do not need to
configure other settings.
• Allow: Click to permit access to all MAC addresses except those
listed on the local database as “block.”
• Block: Click to deny access to all MAC addresses except those listed
on the local database as “allowed.”
5. In the MAC Address box, enter the MAC or physical address of the
wireless station that you want to allow or block. A MAC address consists
of six pairs of alphanumeric characters, for example, 00 11 AA 22 BB 33.
6. Click Add. The page refreshes and the MAC address that you entered
appears under MAC Address List.
Repeat steps 5 to 6 for each wireless station that you want to allow or
block.
7. Click Apply.
The message Please wait... appears as the address is added to the list. When
the access point has completed the process, the MAC address appears in the
MAC Address List table.
To delete a MAC address from the list, click the Delete button next to it.