Setting up your wireless router

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Setting MAC Address Control

The MAC address filter is a powerful security feature that lets you specify which computers are allowed on the wireless network.

Note: This list applies only to wireless computers.

This list can be configured so any computer attempting to access the wireless network that is not specified in the filter list will be denied access. When you enable this feature, you must enter the MAC address of each client (computer) to which you want to allow network access. The Block feature lets you turn on and off access to the network easily for any computer without having to add and remove the computer's MAC address from the list.

Setting up an Allow Access listTo set up an Allow Access list:

1Click the Allow radio button to begin setting up a list of computers allowed to connect to the wireless network.

2In the MAC Address field that is blank, type the MAC address of the wireless computer you want to be able to access the wireless network, then click <<Add.

3Repeat Step 2 until all of the computers you want to add have been entered.

4 Click Apply Changes to finish.Setting up a Deny Access list

The Deny Access list lets you specify computers that you DO NOT want to access the network.

Any computer in the list will not be allowed access to the wireless network. All others will.

To set up a Deny Access list:

1Click the Deny radio button to begin setting up a list of computers to be denied access to the wireless network.

2In the MAC Address field that is blank, type the MAC address of the wireless computer you want to deny access to the wireless network, then click <<Add.

3Repeat Step 2 until all of the computers you want to deny access to have been entered.

4 Click Apply Changes to finish.