Dell Inspiron 1545 Dell™ Technology Guide - Page 165

Set up MAC filtering. If you configure your wireless router to use MAC filtering, the router will limit access to wireless adapters with MAC addresses that you specify. 1 Open the Command Prompt window and type ipconfig/all. 2 Under the wireless network connection, note the 12-character hexadecimal Physical Address value. This value is the MAC address for the computer's wireless adapter. 3 Repeat step 1 and step 2 on each computer in your network to obtain the MAC address of each computer's wireless adapter. 4 Run the wireless router's configuration program and enable the MAC filtering option. (This option may also be designated as "Access Control" or a similar term.) 5 Enter the MAC addresses you obtained in step 2 and step 3. When you set up the wireless network, specify the same encryption type and encryption key on each wireless device in your network. Ensuring Security When Using Public Wi-Fi Networks (Hotspots) Before connecting your computer to a public wireless network, you should configure your computer's network settings to reduce security risks. Networks (LAN, Wireless, Mobile Broadband) 165