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6 Configuring Frequently Used Functions

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network cable. A wireless network adapter is installed on the laptop. To allow only the

laptop to be connected to the WLAN and prohibit other unauthorized users from

accessing the WLAN, you can use the whitelist mode of the wireless MAC filtering

function. To create a whitelist and allow only your laptop to be connected to the WLAN,

do as follows:

Step 1 View and record the MAC address of the laptop.

Take the Windows XP operating system as an example. To view the MAC address of a

PC, do as follows:

1.

2.

3.

Choose Start > Run.

In Open, enter cmd. Then press Enter.

In the displayed command line window, enter ipconfig/all. Then press Enter.

Multiple lines of information is displayed. You can find a line of information that is

similar to Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-11-09-11-04-DD. 00-11-09-11-04-DD is

the MAC address of the PC.

Step 2 Log in to the Web-based configuration utility.

Step 3 Choose Wireless > MAC Filter in the navigation tree.

The WLAN configuration page is displayed.

Step 4 Select MyNewSSID in the Select SSID drop-down list box.

Step 5 Select Allow.

Step 6 Click Add.

Step 7 In MAC address text box, enter the MAC address of the laptop.

For example, the MAC address is 00:11:09:11:04:DD.

The format of the MAC address entered in Source MAC address is different from that of the

MAC address displayed in the command line window of a Windows XP operating system.

The colons (:) replace the hyphens (-).

Step 8 Click Save/Apply.

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Main Service Manual Copyright Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. 20. All rights reserved. Trademarks and Permissions , Notice NO WARRANTY Contents Page Figures Tables About This Document Purpose Related Versions Intended Audience Organization Conventions Symbol Conventions General Conventions Command Conventions GUI Conventions Keyboard Operations Mouse Operations 1 i Bas c Requirements Environmental Requirements for Using the Device Precautions for Using Wireless Devices Areas with Inflammables and Explosives Accessory Requirements Safety of Children Maintenance Disposal and Recycling Information Reduction of Hazardous Substances EU Regulatory Conformance Page Page 2 2.1 Pr 2.2 Hardware 2.2.1 In oduct Features 2.2.2 Interfaces and Buttons Page 3 3.1 Co nnecting Cables 3.2 Inse rting the USB Stick 3.3 Lo gging In to the Web-Based Configuration Utility 4 4.1 Se lecting ADSL uplink mode Page 4.1.1 Configuring the PPPoA Mode Page 4.1.2 Configuring the PPPoE Mode Page 4.1.3 Configuring the MER Mode 4.1.4 Configuring the IPoA Mode 4.1.5 Configuring the Bridge Mode 4.2 Selecting HSPA uplink mode 5 5.1 Setting Up a Wireless Connection by the Wi-Fi Butto n 5.2 Se tting Up a Wireless Connection Manually Page 6 6.1 Configuring Multiple PCs to Access the Internet 6.2 Enabling or Disabling the WLAN Function 6.3 Using the Home Storage Function 6.3.1 6.3.2 Accessing the Storage Device by the FTP Client Accessing the Storage Device by the Samba Function 6.3.3 Accessing the Storage Device by Mapping Network Drive 6.4 Using the USB Printer Function Page Page 6.5 Improving the Security of a WLAN 6.5.1 Hiding the Name of a WLAN 6.5.2 6.5.3 Changing the Name of a WLAN Using Secure Encryption Page 6.5.4 Allowing Only Specified PCs to Be Connected to a WLAN Page 6.6 Controlling the Internet Access Rights of PCs Page 7 7.1 Changing the Administrator Password 7.2 Configuring the LAN Interface 7.3 Ba 7.4 Re cking Up or Updating a Configuration File storing Default Settings 7.5 Re starting the Terminal 7.6 Updating Software Function Overview Confi uration Examg ple 8 How can I Web page browsing and can be displayed after the terminal is restarted? a wireless network adapter? Internet through a wireless network adapter or if the WLAN connection is unsteady? the computer cannot access the WLAN?