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AT-TQ2403 - Management Software - User's Guide

 

 

Chapter 16: Controlling Access by MAC Address Filtering

A Media Access Control (MAC) address is a hardware address that uniquely identifies each node of a network. All IEEE 802 network devices share a common 48-bit MAC address format, usually displayed as a string of 12 hexadecimal digits separated by colons, for example FE:DC:BA:09:87:65.

Each wireless network interface card (NIC) used by a wireless client has a unique MAC address.

You can control client access to your wireless network by switching on "MAC Filtering" and specifying a list of approved MAC addresses. When MAC Filtering is on, only clients with a listed MAC address can access the network.

The following sections describe how to use MAC address filtering on the AT-TQ2403 Management Software:

∙Navigating to MAC Filtering Settings

∙Using MAC Filtering

∙Updating Settings

Navigating to MAC Filtering Settings

To enable filtering by MAC address, navigate to the Manage > MAC Filtering tab, and update the fields as described below.

Figure 44: MAC Filtering Setting Page

Using MAC Filtering

This page allows you to control access to AT-TQ2403 Management Software based on Media Access Control (MAC) addresses. Based on how you set the filter, you can allow only client stations with a listed MAC address or prevent access to the stations listed.