Comcast CGA4332COM - Managing Network Access Control

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Broadcast Network Name (SSID): By default, the Gateway broadcasts its network name. Wireless clients can then
detect the presence of your network and inform the users that this network is available.
Enabling SSID broadcast does not mean that everyone can connect to your network. Users still need
the correct wireless network key (password) to connect to the Gateway network. SSID broadcast only
informs them that your network is present.
SSID broadcasting is required for WPS.
5.3 Prevent Devices from Accessing Your Wireless Network
MAC address
A MAC (Media Access Control) address is a unique hexadecimal code that identifies a device on a network. Each
network-enabled device has at least one unique MAC address. For example, if your computer is equipped with
an Ethernet and a wireless network adaptor, each of these interfaces will have its own MAC address.
MAC filtering
When using MAC filtering, you allow or deny devices to access your network based on their MAC address.
How to set up MAC filtering
1. Go to the Admin Tool (http://10.1.10.1), using a computer or other device that is currently connected
to your Gateway (either wired or wirelessly). For more information, see “Accessing the Admin Tool”
.
2. On the Gateway menu, click Connection and then click WiFi.
3. The WiFi page appears. In the SSID list under MAC Filter Setting, select the access point for which you
want to set up the MAC filter.
4. In the MAC Filtering Mode list, select one of the following:
 Allow-All to allow all wireless clients. The Wireless Control List will not be used.
 Allow to block wireless clients by default, except if they are listed in the Wireless Control List.
If you are currently connected via this access point, you must add your device to the exceptions in the
Wireless Control List before clicking SAVE FILTER SETTING (this is done in the next step). If you
do not do this, you will be disconnected from the access point.
 Deny to allow wireless clients by default, except if they are listed in the Wireless Control List.
5. Add the exception on the default action, by doing one of the following:
 Under Auto-Learned wireless clients, select the device and click ADD.
 Under Manually-Added wireless clients, type the device name and the MAC address and click ADD.