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ProSafe VPN Firewall 200 FVX538 Reference Manual - If necessary, you can also create firewall rules to apply to a single PC (see "Configuring Source MAC Filtering" on page 4-33). Because the MAC address is used to identify each PC, users cannot avoid these restrictions by changing their IP address. • A computer is identified by its MAC address-not its IP address. Hence, changing a computer's IP address does not affect any restrictions applied to that PC. Viewing the Network Database To view the Network Database, follow these steps: 1. Select Network Configuration from the primary menu and LAN Settings from the submenu. The LAN Setup screen will display. 2. Click the LAN Groups tab. The LAN Groups screen will display. Figure 3-2 The Known PCs and Devices table lists the entries in the Network Database. For each computer or device, the following fields are displayed: • Name. The name of the computer or device. Computers that do not support the NetBIOS protocol will be listed as Unknown. In this case, the name can be edited manually for easier management. If the computer was assigned an IP address by the DHCP server, then an asterisk is be appended to the name. • IP Address. The current IP address of the computer. For DHCP clients of the VPN firewall, this IP address will not change. If a computer is assigned a static IP address, you must to update this entry manually when the IP address of the computer changes. LAN Configuration 3-7 v1.0, January 2010