D-Link DWL-3600AP User Manual

ControllingAccessbyMACAuthentication
D-Link UnifiedAccessPointAdministrator’sGuide
November2011 Page85
UnifiedAccessPointAdministrator’sGuide
ControllingAccessbyMACAuthentication
AMediaAccessControl(MAC)addressisahardwareaddressthatuniquelyidentifieseachnodeofanetwork.
AllIEEE802networkdevicesshareacommon48‐bitMACaddressformat,usuallydisplayedasastringof12
hexadecimaldigitsseparatedbycolons,forexample
00:DC:BA:09:87:65 .Eachwirelessnetworkinterface
card(NIC)usedbyawirelessclienthasauniqueMACaddress.
YoucanusetheAdministratorUIontheAPoruseanexternalRADIUSservertocontrolaccesstothenetwork
throughtheAPbasedontheMACaddressofthewirelessclient.
ThisfeatureiscalledMACAuthenticationor
MACFiltering.Tocontrolaccess,youconfigureagloballistofMACaddre sseslocallyontheAPoronanexternal
RADIUSserver.Then,yousetafiltertospecifywhethertheclientswiththoseMACaddressesareallowedor
deniedaccesstothe
network.WhenawirelessclientattemptstoassociatewithanAP,theAPlooksupthe
MACaddressoftheclientinthelocalStationsListorontheRADIUSserver.Ifitisfound,theglobalallowor
denysettingisapplied.Ifitisnotfound,theopposite
isapplied.
OntheVAPpage,theMACAuthenticationTypesettingcontrolswhethertheAPusesthestationlistconfigured
locallyontheMACAuthenticationpageortheexternalRADIUSserver.TheAllow/Blockfiltersettingonthe
MACAuthenticationpagedetermineswhethertheclientsinthestationlist(localorRADIUS)
canaccessthe
networkthroughtheAP.FormoreinformationaboutsettingtheMACauthenticationtype,see“V irtualAccess
PointSettings”onpage70.
ConfiguringaMACFilterandStationListontheAP
TheMACAuthenticationpageallowsyoutocontrolaccesstoUAPbasedonMACaddresses.Basedonhow
yousetthefilter,youcanallowonlyclientstationswithalistedMACaddressordenyaccesstothestations
listed.
WhenyouenableMACAuthenticationandspecifyalistofapprov ed
MACaddresses,onlyclientswithalisted
MACaddresscanaccessthenetwork.IfyouspecifyMACaddressestodeny,allclientscanaccessthenetwork
exceptfortheclientsonthedenylist.
ToenablefilteringbyMACaddress,clicktheMACAuthenticationtab.
Note:AfteryouconfiguretheWDSsettings,youmustclickApplytoapplythechangesandtosavethe
settings.ChangingsomesettingsmightcausetheAPtostopandrestartsystemprocesses.Ifthis
happens,wirelessclientswilltemporarilyloseconnectivity.WerecommendthatyouchangeAP
settingswhenWLAN
trafficislow.

D-Link DWL-3600AP Specifications

General

Frequency band	2.4 GHz
Cabling technology	10/100/1000Base-T(X)
Networking standards	IEEE 802.11g, IEEE 802.11n, IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3ab, IEEE 802.3af, IEEE 802.3u
Ethernet LAN data rates	10, 100, 1000 Mbit/s
Maximum data transfer rate	300 Mbit/s
Quality of Service (QoS) support	Yes
Data transfer rate	1 Gbit/s
Wireless technology	802.11 b/g/n
Antennas quantity	2
Antenna gain level (max)	4.7 dBi
Internal	No
Certification	FCC, CE
LED indicators	LAN, Power, WLAN
Interface	RJ-45
WAN connection	Ethernet (RJ-45)
Security algorithms	128-bit WEP, 64-bit WEP, SSID, WPA, WPA2
Storage temperature (T-T)	-20 - 65 °C
Operating temperature (T-T)	0 - 40 °C
Storage relative humidity (H-H)	5 - 95 %
Operating relative humidity (H-H)	10 - 90 %
Power supply	8 W
Input current	2.5 A
AC input voltage	5 V

Weight and Dimensions

Weight	635 g
Dimensions (WxDxH)	203 x 203 x 48 mm