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8.3 Allow/blockaccesstoyourwirelessnetwork
MACFilterenablesyoutoallow/block
thedevicestoaccessyourwirelessnetwork.Blocked
devicesareunabletoconnecttothewirelessnetwork.AvailablemodesincludeDisable,Allow
listedstationsandDenylistedstations.
Parameter Description
MACAddressFilter
Mode
Disable:Underthismode,allclientscanconnecttotherouterafterenteringthe
password.ThedefaultsettingforMACFilterisDisable.
Allowlistedstations:Underthismode,onlydevicesaddedareallowedtoconnect
tothewirelessnetwork.
Denylistedstations:Underthismode,devicesareallallowedtoconnecttothe
wirelessnetworkexceptforthoseaddedones.
Active TickorunticktheActivecheckboxtoenableordisabletheMACfilterrule.
Name Itisusedtospecifyanamefortherule.
MACAddress ItisusedtospecifytheMACaddressofawirelessdevicetowhichtheruleapplies.
Delete Itisusedtodeletetheruleforthedevice.
8.3.1 Adddevicesallowedtoaccessyourwirelessnetwork
Ifyouonlywanttoallowcertaindevicestoaccessyourwirelessnetwork,forexampledevicesof
yourfamilymembers,youcanaddtheirdevicestotheMACFilterlistbycreatingAllowlisted
stationsrules.
Proceduresforaddingalloweddevices:
Step1
Startawebbrowseronthedeviceconnectedtotherouter,andvisit192.168.0.1.
Step2
ChooseWiFi>MACFilter.
Step3
SelectAllowlistedstations,clickAdd.
Step4
SelectActive,specifyanameandentertheMACaddressofthedevice.