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MN-500 Base Station Configuration Guide 21

MAC Filtering

You can increase the security on your network by using MAC filtering. MAC filtering enables you to control access to

network resources, including your Internet connection and shared files and printers. You can configure the base

station to permit or deny a client access to network resources based on the MAC address of the adapter that the

client uses.

If you want to use MAC filtering, the first step is to enable connection control.

Connection Control

You can use connection control to control which wired clients will be able to connect to the base station and have

access to the Internet and all network resources.

When a wired client cannot connect to the base station, it can communicate with other clients on the wired local

network, but it cannot:

Connect to the Internet.

Communicate with wireless clients on the network.

To enable connection control

1. Open the Base Station Management Tool, and then click Security.

2. On the Security menu, click MAC Filtering.

3. Select the Enable connection control check box.

4. If you do not want unspecified clients to connect to the base station, in the drop-down list box, click Deny. In this

case, any client whose MAC address is not listed in the MAC Address table will not be able to connect to the base

station or access the Internet.

5. If you clicked Deny in step 4, in the MAC Address table, specify the MAC address of any clients that you want to

connect to the base station, and then select the Allow Connection check box.

6. To save your changes, click Apply.

When you enable connection control, be sure you do not prohibit your own computer from connecting to the base

station. If you deny unspecified MAC addresses from connecting, type the MAC address of your adapter into the

MAC Address table and select the connection control check box.

If you do block your own access to the base station, you must restore the factory default settings by using the reset

button on the base station itself, and then reconfigure the base station. For information about how to do this, see

“Resetting the Base Station” in Chapter 1 of your printed User’s Guide.

For more information about MAC filtering options, see Broadband Network Utility Help.

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