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13.3.23.4 MAC Firewall Rules
Firewall
The ability to allow or deny access point connectivity by client MAC address ensures malicious or unwanted clients are unable
to bypass the access point’s security filters. Firewall rules can be created to support one of the three actions listed below that
match the rule’s criteria:
• Allow a connection
• Allow a connection only if it’s secured through the MAC firewall security
• Block a connection
To view the access point’s MAC Firewall Rules:
1. Select the Statistics menu from the Web UI.
2. Select System from the navigation pane (on the left-hand side of the screen). Expand a RF Domain and select one of its
connected access points.
3. Select Firewall and expand the menu to reveal its sub menu items.
4. Select MAC Firewall Rules.
Figure 13-77 Access Point - Firewall MAC Firewall Rules screen
The MAC Firewall Rules screen displays the following information:
Precedence Displays a precedence value, which are applied to packets. The rules within an Access Control
Entries (ACL) list are based on their precedence. Every rule has a unique precedence between
1 and 5000. You cannot add two rules with the same precedence value.
Friendly String This is a string that provides information as to which firewall the rules apply.
Hit Count Displays the number of times each WLAN ACL has been triggered.