Cradlepoint CBA850 - MAC Filtering and Logging

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User Manual / CBA850
11/5/15
A MAC (Media Access Control) address is a unique identier for a computer or other device. This page allows
you to manage clients by MAC address. You can lter clients by MAC addresses and/or keep a log of devices
connected to your router.
Filter Conguration
The MAC Filter allows you to create a list of devices that have either exclusive access (whitelist) or no access
(blacklist) to your local network.
Enabled: Click to allow MAC Filter options.
Whitelist: Select either “Whitelist” or “Blacklist” from
a dropdown menu. In “Whitelist” mode, the router
will restrict LAN access to all computers except those
contained in the “MAC Filter List” panel. In “Blacklist”
mode, listed devices are completely blocked from local
network access.
MAC Filter List (Whitelist or Blacklist)
Add devices to either your whitelist or blacklist simply
by inputting each device’s MAC address.
NOTE: Use caution when using the MAC Filter to avoid
accidentally blocking yourself from accessing the
router.
MAC Logging Conguration
Enable MAC Logging: Enabling MAC Logging will cause the router to
log MAC addresses that are connected to the router. MAC addresses
that you do not want to have logged (addresses that you expect to be
connected) should be added to the “Ignored MAC Addresses” list.
You can congure the router to send an alert if a connected device
has a MAC address that the router doesn’t recognize. Go to SYSTEM >
Device Alerts to set up these email alerts.
Ignored MAC Addresses
This is the list of MAC addresses that will not produce an alert or a log
entry when they are connected to the router. These should be MAC
addresses that you expect to be connected to the router. To add MAC
addresses to this list, simply select devices shown in the MAC Address
Log and click “Ignore.” You can also add addresses manually.
MAC Address Log
This shows the last 64 MAC addresses that have connected to the router, as well as which interface was used
to connect. The time/date that is logged is the time of the rst connection. The page may need to be refreshed
to show the most recent log entries.
Double-clicking on entries from this list will add them to the Ignored MAC Addresses list.
MAC FILTER & LOGGING