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Filtering MAC Addresses

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Changing the Set-up of Your WLAN Filtering MAC Addresses You can help prevent unauthorized users from accessing your network by enabling MAC address filtering. MAC address filtering lets you specify exactly which Wireless devices can connect to your Wireless AP. Note: Each Adaptec Wireless device is labelled with its assigned MAC address. The MAC address is exclusive to that device and cannot be altered. To enable and set up MAC address filtering: 1 Open the Wireless Access Point Utility and log on. (See page 12.) 2 Click the Security tab. 3 Click the Enable Filtering check box. A check mark appears showing that this function is enabled, as shown in Step 4 on page 25. 4 In the Add an Address text box, type in the MAC address of any Wireless station allowed to connect to your Wireless AP. 5 Click Add address. The MAC address appears in the Addresses to allow box. 6 Repeat Steps 4 and 5 until all desired MAC addresses are entered. 25

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Changing the Set-up of Your WLAN
Filtering MAC Addresses
You can help prevent unauthorized users from accessing your
network by enabling MAC address filtering. MAC address filtering
lets you specify exactly which Wireless devices can connect to your
Wireless AP.
Note:
Each Adaptec Wireless device is labelled with its
assigned MAC address. The MAC address is exclusive to that
device and cannot be altered.
To enable and set up MAC address filtering:
1
Open the Wireless Access Point Utility and log on. (See
page
12
.)
2
Click the
Security
tab.
3
Click the
Enable Filtering
check box.
A check mark appears showing that this function is enabled, as
shown in
Step 4 on page 25
.
4
In the Add an Address text box, type in the MAC address of any
Wireless station allowed to connect to your Wireless AP.
5
Click
Add address
.
The MAC address appears in the Addresses to allow box.
6
Repeat Steps 4 and 5 until all desired MAC addresses are entered.