Linksys WAP300N manual Setting Up Advanced, How to set up the MAC filter, To set up the MAC filter

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Linksys WAP300N

Setting Up: Advanced

Setting Up: Advanced

How to set up the MAC filter

For: Access Point mode only

When your WAP300N is in Access Point mode, you can filter access to your wireless network by specifying Wi-Fi MAC addresses of the wireless devices within range of your network.

To set up the MAC filter:

Wireless > Wireless MAC Filter

1.Log into the browser-based utility (see “How to open the browser-based utility” on page 8).

2.Click the Wireless tab, then click the Wireless MAC Filter page.

3.Configure the following settings:

Wireless MAC Filter—To filter wireless devices by MAC address, select Enabled. If you do not want to filter by MAC address, keep the default setting, Disabled.

Access Restriction—To block wireless access by MAC address, select Prevent. To allow wireless access by MAC address, select Permit.

MAC 01-32—Enter the Wi-Fi MAC addresses of the devices you want to block or allow.

4.Optional: Click Wireless Client List to open the Wireless Client List screen. This screen shows computers and other devices on the wireless network. The list can be sorted by MAC Address or by Status.

••To add a device to the list, select Save to MAC Address Filter List, then click Add.

••To retrieve the latest network information, click Refresh.

••To return to the Wireless MAC Filter screen, click Close.

5.Click Save Settings to apply your changes.

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