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Restricting Wireless Access by MAC Address, Generate Keys button.

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Reference Manual for the Model FR114P, FR114W and FM114P Cable/DSL ProSafe Firewall • Manual - Enter ten hexadecimal digits (any combination of 0-9, a-f, or A-F) • Automatic - Enter a word or group of printable characters in the Passphrase box and click the Generate Keys button. Default Key Select which of the four keys will be active. Be sure to click Apply to save any settings from this menu. Restricting Wireless Access by MAC Address For increased security, you can restrict access to the wireless network to only allow specific PCs, based on their MAC addresses. From the Wireless menu, click the Trusted PCs button to display the Wireless Access menu, shown in Figure 6-3: Figure 6-3. Wireless Access menu The Trusted PCs window displays a list of MAC addresses that will be allowed to connect to the firewall. These PCs must also have the correct SSID and WEP settings. To restrict access based on MAC addresses: 1. Select "Trusted PCs only" in the Wireless Settings menu, then click Apply. 2. Click the "Trusted PCs" button to go to the Wireless Access menu. Wireless 6-5

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Reference Manual for the Model FR114P, FR114W and FM114P Cable/DSL ProSafe Firewall
Wireless
6-5
•
Manual - Enter ten hexadecimal digits (any combination of 0-9, a-f, or A-F)
•
Automatic - Enter a word or group of printable characters in the Passphrase box and click the
Generate Keys button.
Default Key
Select which of the four keys will be active.
Be sure to click Apply to save any settings from this menu.
Restricting Wireless Access by MAC Address
For increased security, you can restrict access to the wireless network to only allow specific PCs,
based on their MAC addresses. From the Wireless menu, click the Trusted PCs button to display
the Wireless Access menu, shown in
Figure 6-3
:
Figure 6-3.
Wireless Access menu
The Trusted PCs window displays a list of MAC addresses that will be allowed to connect to the
firewall. These PCs must also have the correct SSID and WEP settings. To restrict access based on
MAC addresses:
1.
Select “Trusted PCs only” in the Wireless Settings menu, then click Apply.
2.
Click the “Trusted PCs” button to go to the Wireless Access menu.