ZyXEL Communications 1 Network Card User Manual


 
ZyXEL G-220 v2 User’s Guide
Chapter 4 Access Point Mode Configuration 57
4.4 The MAC Filter Screen
The MAC Filter screen allows you to configure the ZyXEL G-220 v2 to give exclusive access
to (Accept) devices or exclude devices from (Reject) connecting to the ZyXEL G-220 v2.
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 device(s) to configure this
screen.
Figure 31 Access Point Mode: MAC Filter
The following table describes the labels in this screen.
Table 17 Access Point Mode: MAC Filter
LABEL DESCRIPTION
Filter Type Define the filter action for the list of MAC addresses in the MAC address filter table.
Select Disable to deactivate the MAC filter feature.
Select Reject to block access to the ZyXEL G-220 v2, MAC addresses not listed
will be allowed to access the ZyXEL G-220 v2.
Select Accept to permit access to the ZyXEL G-220 v2, MAC addresses not listed
will be denied access to the ZyXEL G-220 v2.
Filter MAC
Address 1-16
Specify the MAC address(es) of the wireless station(s) that is allowed or denied
association to the ZyXEL G-220 v2.
Enter six pairs of hexadecimal digits (separated by colons) in the range of “A-F”,
“a-f” and “0-9” (for example, 00:A0:C5:00:00:02).
If you enter an invalid MAC address, once you click Save to save the values, a
warning screen will be displayed.
Save Click Save to save the changes back to the ZyXEL G-220 v2.
Cancel Click Cancel to discard the changes.