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20.9 Wireless 5GHz MAC Filter
Click Wireless 5GHz > MAC Filter to open the MAC Filter screen. This screen allows you to
configure the Router to give exclusive access to specific devices (Allow) or exclude specific devices
from accessing the Router (Deny). Every Ethernet device has a unique MAC (Media Access Control)
address assigned at the factory. It consists of six pairs of hexadecimal characters, for example,
00:A0:C5:00:00:02. You need to know the MAC addresses of the devices to configure this screen.
Figure 100 W
ireless 5GHz MAC Filter
Table 93 Wireless 5GHz MAC Filter
LABEL DESCRIPTION
Select SSID Select an SSID for which to configure MAC filter settings.
MAC Restrict
Mode
Define the filter action for the list of MAC addresses in the MA
C Address table.
Select Disabled to turn o
ff MAC filtering.
Select Al
low to permit access to the Router. MAC addresses not listed will be denied
access to the Router.
Select Deny to bl
ock access to the Router. MAC addresses not listed will be allowed to
access the Router.
MAC Address This displays the MAC addresses of the wireless devices that are allowed or denied
access to the Rou
ter.
Remove Select entries and click the Re
move button to delete them.
Add Click this to add a new MAC address entry to the table.