ZyXEL Communications eir F1000 - MAC Filter; The MAC Filter Screen

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eir F1000 Modem User’s Guide
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MAC Filter
14.1 Overview
You can configure the Device to permit access to clients based on their MAC addresses in the MAC
Filter screen. This applies to wired and wireless connections. Every Ethernet device has a unique
MAC (Media Access Control) address. The MAC address is assigned at the factory and consists of six
pairs of hexadecimal characters, for example, 00:A0:C5:00:00:02. You need to know the MAC
addresses of the devices to configure this screen.
14.2 The MAC Filter Screen
Use this screen to allow wireless and LAN clients access to the Device. Click Security > MAC Filter.
The screen appears as shown.
Figure 115 Security > MAC Filter
The following table describes the labels in this screen.
Table 82 Security > MAC Filter
LABEL
DESCRIPTION
MAC Address Filter
Select Enable to activate the MAC filter function.
Set
This is the index number of the MAC address.
Allow
Select Allow to permit access to the Device. MAC addresses not listed will be denied
access to the Device.
If you clear this, the MAC Address field for this set clears.
Host name
Enter the host name of the wireless or LAN clients that are allowed access to the
Device.