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Restricting Wireless Access by MAC Address, Trusted Wireless Stations

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RangeMax NEXT Wireless Access Point WN802T Reference Manual 2. Select one of the following ratio buttons: WPA-PSK, WPA2-PSK or WPA-PSK + WPA2PSK. The Security encryption Passphrase field will display. Figure 3-5 3. Enter the preshared key Passphrase (Network Key). 4. Click Apply to save your settings. Restricting Wireless Access by MAC Address By default, all wireless PCs that are configured with the correct SSID are allowed access to your wireless network. For increased security, you can restrict access to your wireless network to only those trusted wireless PCs based on their MAC address. The Access Control List screen lets you block the network access privilege of any specified stations to only those displayed in the Trusted Wireless Stations table. When you enable the Turn Access Control On radio box, the access point will only accept connections from those clients on the Trusted Wireless Stations access control list. This provides an additional layer of security. Note: If configuring the WN802T from a wireless computer whose MAC address is not in the Trusted Wireless Stations access control list, when you select Turn Access Control On, you will lose your wireless connection when you click Apply. You must then access the wireless access point from a wired computer or from a wireless computer which is on the access control list to make any further changes. 3-8 Wireless Security Settings v1.3, August 2006

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RangeMax NEXT Wireless Access Point WN802T Reference Manual
3-8
Wireless Security Settings
v1.3, August 2006
2.
Select one of the following ratio buttons:
WPA-PSK
,
WPA2-PSK
or
WPA-PSK + WPA2-
PSK
. The Security encryption Passphrase field will display.
3.
Enter the preshared key
Passphrase
(Network Key).
4.
Click
Apply
to save your settings.
Restricting Wireless Access by MAC Address
By default, all wireless PCs that are configured with the correct SSID are allowed access to your
wireless network. For increased security, you can restrict access to your wireless network to only
those trusted wireless PCs based on their MAC address.
The
Access Control List
screen lets you block the network access privilege of any specified
stations to only those displayed in the Trusted
Wireless Stations
table. When you enable the
Turn
Access Control On
radio box, the access point will only accept connections from those clients on
the Trusted Wireless Stations access control list. This provides an additional layer of security.
Figure 3-5
Note:
If configuring the WN802T from a wireless computer whose MAC address is not
in the
Trusted Wireless Stations
access control list, when you select
Turn Access
Control On
, you will lose your wireless connection when you click Apply. You
must then access the wireless access point from a wired computer or from a
wireless computer which is on the access control list to make any further changes.