Chapter 11 Wireless LAN
NBG6815 User’s Guide
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11.5 MAC Filter Screen
The MAC filter screen allows you to configure the NBG6815 to give exclusive access to devices
(Allow) or exclude devices from accessing the NBG6815 (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 NBG6815’s MAC filter settings, click Expert Mode > Wireless > MAC Filter. The
screen appears as shown.
Figure 61 Expert Mode > Wireless > MAC Filter
The following table describes the labels in this menu.
Table 31 Expert Mode > Wireless > MAC Filter
LABEL DESCRIPTION
Band Select the frequency band to set whether you want to apply the wireless and security
settings to the default 2.4GHz or 5GHz wireless LAN.
SSID Select This shows the SSID for which you are configuring MAC filtering.
MAC Address
Filter
Select to turn on (Enable) or off (Disable) MAC address filtering.
Filter Action Define the filter action for the list of MAC addresses in the MAC Filter Summary table.
Select Allow to permit access to the NBG6815, MAC addresses not listed will be denied
access to the NBG6815.
Select Deny to block access to the NBG6815, MAC addresses not listed will be allowed to
access the NBG6815.
MAC Filter Summary (Max Limit : 64)
# This is the index number of the MAC address. Select Auto Detection to automatically detect
the MAC address of the wireless station that are allowed or denied access to the NBG6815.
Otherwise, select User define to enter the MAC address of the wireless station in the MAC
Address field that are allowed or denied access to the NBG6815.
MAC Address This field displays the MAC address of the wireless station. If you select User define in the #
field, enter the MAC address(es) manually.
Add/Delete Click to add the rule in the MAC filter summary table.
Click to remove a rule.
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