Devolo dLAN 500 AV Wireless+ - Manual (Page 64)

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The WLAN filter should be used only as
an additional option. By using it you
could limit access to your wireless net-
work, but without encryption it would
be relatively easy for third parties to
eavesdrop on all of your data transmis-
sions.
To use the WLAN filter, enable the option Enable fil-
ters. Now you can manually enter different network
devices to provide access to your
dLAN 500 AV Wireless+ using what is known as their
MAC address or you can select take them from a list of
known devices (see 6.3.2 WLAN monitor
ı WLAN
monitor). Confirm each entry with Add.
Approved WLAN stations
Network devices or stations connected to your
dLAN 500 AV Wireless+ are automatically listed, that
is, to enable an already connected station for the
dLAN 500 AV Wireless+, simply select the MAC ad-
dress of the respective device and confirm it with Add.
This then appears under Approved WLAN stations.
To remove an enabled station, select its MAC address
and confirm it with Delete selected.
The WLAN filter can only be set for sta-
tions connected directly to the access
point (not the guest account).
The MAC address designates the hardware
interface of each individual network device
uniquely (e.g. the WLAN adapter of a com-
puter or the Ethernet port of a printer). It con-
sists of six double-digit hexadecimal
numbers, each separated by a colon (e.g.
00:0B:3B:37:9D:C4).
You can easily determine the MAC address of a Win-
dows computer by opening the window with the com-
mand prompt under Start
ı All Programs ı
Accessories ı Command Prompt. Enter the com-
mand IPCONFIG /ALL here. The MAC address is dis-
played under the designation Physical address.
After entering the MAC addresses, do not forget to
click the Save button. If the entered values are incor-
rect (e.g. because the colons are missing), a corre-
sponding error message is displayed.
Keep in mind that you also have to en-
ter the MAC address of your own com-
puter if you are connected to the
dLAN 500 AV Wireless+ not via the
Ethernet port, but via WLAN. Other-
wise you will block your own access to
the device via WLAN by activating the
WLAN filter!