INTELLINET NETWORK 525275 Wireless 450N Dual-Band USB Adapter User Manual User Manual

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CONFIGURATION

output power, enabling the “no forwarding between wireless clients” option and

hiding the SSID — you can make your network much more secure. Click the

Access Control List icon to display the feature’s configuration screen.

• Access Policy — Select “Allow All” to create a white (spam-free) list of MAC

addresses so that only addresses you enter into the utility will be able to connect.

Select “Reject All” to create black list. In this case, access will be granted to any

MAC address that is not listed on the screen. Select “Disable” to deactivate the

function.

The MAC address is a unique hardware identification number assigned to

any network adapter during production. Whether the adapter is internal to a

notebook or iPad, or is a PCI network card in a desktop PC, the MAC address

is unique to that device. Therefore, it’s a means of identifying a connecting

computer, smartphone, tablet PC or laptop through the network adapter it uses.