User's Guide Part 1

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MAC Address Filtering
SoftGate supports MAC address filtering for either allowing or denying access to individual
clients. A MAC address (Media Access Control) is a unique hardware address for networking
equipment. The MAC address is used by the network for associating an IP addresses to a
users networking hardware, in this case their wireless LAN adapter. Because each MAC
address is unique, it is suitable to use a MAC address for filtering purposes.
MAC Filtering User Interface
The MAC Filter configuration interface that allows the
SoftGate host user the ability to configure SoftGate to
explicitly “Deny” or “Allow” access to the SoftGate
network based on MAC address of the client adapter.
When “Allow Access” method is chosen, only the listed
MAC addresses that are checked will be granted access to
the SoftGate enabled network (This is also true even if WEP
is enabled and the user enters the correct key).
When “Deny Access” is the method chosen, listed MAC
addresses that are checked will be denied access to the
SoftGate enabled network.
Adding MAC Addresses
Simply press “Add” from the main MAC filtering
interface. A dialog will appear that allows the user to
add an explicit MAC address to filter, or the user can
“Scan” currently connected users MAC addresses.
Using a MAC Alias
The “Add MAC Address” interface provides the ability to add a user-friendly id to the MAC
address, making it easier to identify a user when viewing the connected station list