NetComm NL1901ACV - Wireless MAC Filtering

NL1901ACV Enhanced Hybrid 4G LTE Gateway – User Guide
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UG01063 v. 1.0 December 2018
© NetComm Wireless 2018
PARAMETER
DEFINITION
WEP Encryption
Select to utilise WEP encryption on the wireless network connection.
Table 36 – Wireless security settings table
Note
–
WPA
with
TKIP
and
Open WEP
are no longer considered secure.
WPA2
with
AES
is the most secure option.
Mixed
WPA2/WPA (TKIP+AES)
will provide maximum compatibility with legacy devices
Click Apply/Save to save the new wireless security configuration settings.
Wireless – MAC Filter
MAC Filter allows you to add or remove the MAC Address of devices which will be allowed or denied access to the
wireless network. First use the
Select SSID drop down list to select the wireless network you wish to configure, then
select to either allow or deny access to the MAC addresses listed.
Figure 106 – Wireless – MAC Filter list
Click Add to add a MAC Address Filter.
Figure 107 – Wireless – MAC Filter configuration
Enter the MAC Address to be filtered and click Apply/Save to save the new MAC Address filter settings.
To delete a MAC filter entry, click the Remove checkbox next to the selected filter entry and click Remove.
Enter MAC address in the format of aa:bb:cc:11:22:33
Note
– While giving a wireless network some additional protection, MAC filtering can be circumvented by scanning a valid MAC and then
spoofing one's own MAC into a validated one, using MAC Filtering may lead to a false sense of security.