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Chapter 5 Wireless LAN
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5.6 MAC Filter
The MAC filter screen allows you to configure the NBG-318S to give exclusive access to up
to 32 devices (Allow) or exclude up to 32 devices from accessing the NBG-318S (Deny).
Every Ethernet device has a unique MAC (Media Access Control) address. The MAC address
is assigned at the factory and consists of six pairs of hexadecimal characters, for example,
00:A0:C5:00:00:02. You need to know the MAC address of the devices to configure this
screen.
To change your NBG-318S’s MAC filter settings, click Network > Wireless LAN > MAC
Filter. The screen appears as shown.
Figure 43 Network > Wireless LAN > MAC Filter
The following table describes the labels in this menu.
Table 29 Network > Wireless LAN > MAC Filter
LABEL DESCRIPTION
Active Select Yes from the drop down list box to enable MAC address filtering.
Filter Action Define the filter action for the list of MAC addresses in the MAC Address table.
Select Deny to block access to the NBG-318S, MAC addresses not listed will be
allowed to access the NBG-318S
Select Allow to permit access to the NBG-318S, MAC addresses not listed will be
denied access to the NBG-318S.