ZyXEL Communications IES-5005, IES-6000 Limiting Internet access to users on specific DSL ports

IES-5000/5005/6000 Support Notes

Limiting Internet access to users on specific DSL ports

Some ISPs may want to limit the number of computers behind certain DSL ports to access the Internet or allow computers with specific MAC addresses to access the Internet. These tasks can be easily done with the port security and MAC address filtering features on the IES-5000.

Internet

IES-5000(ALC/SLC)

Port 3

ADSL/SHDSL CPE

PC 1 PC 2 PC 3

Setting up MAC Filter/Port Security

In this section, we will show you how to configure the IES-5000 to allow only computers with the specified MAC addresses to access the Internet through port 3.

1. IES-5000 settings

1.1 Configuring MAC filter

On the IES-5000, enable MAC filtering on port 3 and specify the MAC addresses allowed. This sets the IES-5000 to allow only computers with the specified MAC addresses on port 3 to access the Internet. A computer with any other MAC addresses

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