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Chapter 10 Wireless LAN
ZyWALL 2WG User’s Guide
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10.9 MAC Filter
The MAC filter screen allows you to configure the ZyWALL to give exclusive access to
specific devices (Allow) or exclude specific devices from accessing the ZyWALL (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 addresses of the devices to configure this
screen.
To change your ZyWALL’s MAC filter settings, click the WIRELESS > Wi-Fi > MAC
Filter. The screen appears as shown.
" To activate MAC filtering on a profile, select Enable from the Enable MAC
Filtering drop-down list box in the Wireless Card > Edit screen and click
Apply.
Figure 143 NETWORK > WIRELESS CARD > MAC Filter
The following table describes the labels in this menu.
Table 65 WIRELESS > Wi-Fi > MAC Filter
LABEL DESCRIPTION
Association Define the filter action for the list of MAC addresses in the MAC address filter table.
Select Deny to block access to the router, MAC addresses not listed will be allowed to
access the router. Select Allow to permit access to the router, MAC addresses not
listed will be denied access to the router.
# This is the index number of the MAC address.
User Name Enter a descriptive name for the MAC address.