50 | Chapter 3. Wireless Configuration and Security
ProSafe Wireless-N Access Point WNAP320 Reference Manual
Restrict Wireless Access by MAC Address
For increased security, you can restrict access to an SSID by allowing access to only specific
computers or wireless stations based on their MAC addresses. You can restrict access to
only trusted computers so that unknown computers cannot wirelessly connect to the wireless
access point. MAC address filtering adds an obstacle against unwanted access to your
network, but the data broadcast over the wireless link is fully exposed.
Note: For wireless adapters, you can usually find the MAC address printed
on the wireless adapter.
To restrict access based on MAC addresses:
1. Select Configuration
> Security > Advanced > MAC Authentication. The MAC
Authentication screen displays. (The following figure shows one example.)
Figure 26.
2. Select the Turn Access Control On check box to enable the access control feature.
3. From
the Select Access Control Database drop-down list, select one of the following
database options:
• Loc
al MAC Address Database. The wireless access point uses the local MAC
address database for access control. This is the default setting.
• Remote
MAC Address Database. The wireless access point uses the MAC address
database on an external RADIUS server on the LAN for access control. If you select
this database, you first must configure the RADIUS server settings (see Configure
RADIUS Server Settings o
n page 48).
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