Cabletron Systems 3Com Load ACL from Wireless Client List, Address Filtering, Type Filtering

Configuring the AP 71

Load ACL from Wireless Client List

The Load ACL from wireless client List option, from the Special Functions menu, takes all currently associated wireless clients and creates an ACL from them. This builds an ACL without you having to manually type addresses. Edit the ACL using the add and delete functions.

1Select Special Functions from the Main Menu.

2Select Load ACL from wireless client List to add the addresses of associated wireless clients to the ACL.

Filtering The AP has two types of filtering: address filtering and type filtering. This section explains the two types of filtering and how to use them.

Address Filtering

The AP can keep a list of the MAC addresses of wireless clients that are disallowed from associating with it. The Disallowed Addresses option provides security by preventing unauthorized access by known devices. Use the option for preferred association of wireless clients to APs. To filter by MAC address, follow the procedure below.

1Select Set Address Filtering from the Main Menu, which generates the Disallowed Addresses list window.

2View the list to determine whether you would like to add or delete addresses from the list.

Adding Disallowed Wireless Clients

To add wireless clients to the Disallowed Addresses list, do the following:

1Select Set Address Filtering from the Main Menu.

2Select Add [F2]. The AP prompts for a MAC address.

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3Enter the appropriate MAC address. You can enter MAC addresses without colons.

Removing Disallowed Wireless Clients

To remove wireless clients from the Disallowed Addresses list, do the following:

1Select Set Address Filtering from the Main Menu.

2Highlight the MAC address using the Up or Down Arrows.

3Select Delete [F1] to delete the MAC address.

Type Filtering

Packet types supported for the type filtering function include the 16-bit DIX Ethernet types. The list can include up to 16 types.

Adding Filter Types

To add packet types to the Type Filtering list, do the following:

1Select Set Type Filtering from the Main Menu.

2Select Add [F2].

3Enter the packet type.