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Using address filters to control access
Every PC or laptop connected to the sunrise surf & talk box via a WLAN or LAN has a globally unique MAC (Media Access Control) address. This address is assigned by the device‘s manufacturer. You can control which devices have access to your sunrise surf & talk box’s WLAN network by adding the MAC addresses of those devices to
fi lter lists.
To create the fi lter lists, you need the MAC addresses of the connected computers. These usually appear on a label on the device itself or directly on the
How to control access using filter lists
1.Create the fi lter lists. To do this, log in to the sunrise surf & talk box’s administrative interface (see Logging in and logging out, p.25).
2.Select the WLAN Address Filter tab in the Security menu.
3.In the Add Address fi eld, enter the MAC address of the computer you wish to allow or deny access to.
4.Depending on whether you wish to allow or deny the computer access, enable the Allowed or Blocked option next to the To Filter List option.
5.Click the Add button.
The MAC address will be added to the appropriate fi lter list.
6.Follow these steps if you wish to add any other MAC addresses to the fi lter lists.
7.Specify which fi lter list is to be used. Next to Active Filter List, enable the desired option:
•Off: If you enable this option, MAC addresses will not be checked. There will be no restrictions on access.
•Allowed Addresses: If you enable this option, only those computers will be allowed access whose MAC addresses appear in the Allowed Addresses fi lter list.
•Blocked addresses: If you enable this option, those computers will be denied access whose MAC addresses appear in the Blocked Addresses fi lter list.
8.Click the OK button.