Chapter 6 Wireless LAN
NBG-418N v2 User’s Guide
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6.5 MAC Filter
The MAC filter screen allows you to configure the NBG-418N v2 to give exclusive access to up to 16
devices (Allow) or exclude up to 16 devices from accessing the NBG-418N v2 (Deny). 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 address of the devices to configure this screen.
To change your NBG-418N v2’s MAC filter settings, click Network > Wireless LAN > MAC Filter.
The screen appears as shown.
Figure 47 Network > Wireless LAN > MAC Filter
The following table describes the labels in this menu.
Apply Click Apply to save your changes back to the NBG-418N v2.
Reset Click Reset to reload the previous configuration for this screen.
Table 22 Network > Wireless LAN > General: WPA-PSK/WPA2-PSK (continued)
LABEL DESCRIPTION
Table 23 Network > Wireless LAN > MAC Filter
LABEL DESCRIPTION
Active Click Active check box to enable MAC address filtering.
MAC Address
(White List)
This field shows the MAC addresses of the wireless station that are allowed or denied access
to the NBG-418N v2 in these address fields. Enter the MAC addresses in a valid MAC address
format, that is, six hexadecimal character pairs, for example, 12:34:56:78:9a:bc.
Select Click the Select radio button to select a MAC filter entry.
Delete Click the Delete button to delete the selected MAC filter entry.
Delete All Click the Delete All button to remove all MAC filter entries.
MAC Address Enter the MAC addresses of the wireless station that are allowed or denied access to the
NBG-418N v2 in these address fields. Enter the MAC addresses in a valid MAC address
format, that is, six hexadecimal character pairs, for example, 12:34:56:78:9a:bc.
Add Click Add to add a new MAC address to the MAC Filtering rule.
Apply Click Apply to save your changes back to the NBG-418N v2.
Reset Click Reset to reload the previous configuration for this screen.
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