Linksys WAP51AB manual Help Tab, Filter Tab

Instant Wireless™ Series

The Help Tab

Figure 6-9

For help on the various tabs in this Web-based Utility, along with upgrading the Access Point’s firmware and viewing this User Guide, click the “Help” tab, shown in Figure 6-9.

The help files for the various tabs in this Web-based Utility are listed by tab name on the left-hand side of the screen.

The following resources require an Internet connection in order to access them.

Click the Linksys Website link to connect to the Linksys homepage for Knowledgebase help files and information about other Linksys products.

For an Online Manual in PDF format, click that text link. The manual will appear in Adobe pdf format. If you do not have the Adobe PDF Reader installed on your computer, click the Adobe Website link to download this software.

Firmware can be upgraded by clicking the Upgrade Firmware link. Do not upgrade your firmware unless you are experiencing problems with the Access Point.

Dual-Band Wireless Access Point

UPGRADING FIRMWARE:

Before upgrading the Access Point’s firmware, be sure to download the firmware from Linksys’s website at www.linksys.com.

Once that is done, click the Upgrade Firmware link on the Help Tab. This will bring up the screen shown in Figure 6-10.

Type in the location of the firmware’s file or click the Browse but- ton to find the file. Then, click the Upgrade button to upgrade the firmware.

Figure 6-10

The Filter Tab

The “Filter” tab, shown in Figure 6-11, allows you to block and allow certain computers, by their MAC Address, from communicating with the Access Point.

To enable filtering of computers by their MAC Addresses, click the Enable radio button. To disable this feature, click the radio button by Disable.

Type the MAC Addresses for those PCs you wish to allow access to the Access Point in the MAC Address fields. As long as Filtering is enabled, PCs with MAC Addresses not entered in the MAC Address field will not be allowed to communicate with the Access Point.

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