Technical data
50 Network configuration
devolo dLAN pro 500 Wireless+
The Wi-Fi filter should be used only
as an additional option. By using it
you could limit access to your wire-
less network, but without encryp-
tion it would be relatively easy for
third parties to eavesdrop on all of
your data transmissions.
To use the Wi-Fi filter, enable the option Enable fil-
ters. Now you can enter various network devices by
means of what is known as your MAC address for ac-
cess to your dLAN pro 500 Wireless+. Confirm each
entry with Add. Network devices or stations connected
to your dLAN pro 500 Wireless+ are automatically list-
ed, that is, to enable an already connected station for
the dLAN pro 500 Wireless+, simply select the MAC
address of the respective device and confirm it with
Add. This then appears under Approved Wi-Fi sta-
tions. To remove an enabled station, select its MAC
address and confirm it with Delete.
The MAC address designates the hardware
interface of each individual network device
uniquely (e.g. the Wi-Fi adapter of a comput-
er or the Ethernet port of a printer). It consists
of six double-digit hexadecimal numbers,
each separated by a colon (e.g.
00:0B:3B:37:9D:C4). In general, the MAC
address is on the housing of the device.
You can easily determine the MAC address of a Win-
dows computer by opening the window with the com-
mand prompt under Start All Programs
Accessories Command Prompt. Enter the com-
mand IPCONFIG /ALL here. The MAC address is dis-
played under the designation Physical address.
After entering the MAC addresses, do not forget to
click the Save button. If the entered values are incor-
rect (e.g. because the colons are missing), a corre-
sponding error message is displayed.
Keep in mind that you also have to
enter the MAC address of your own
computer if you are connected to
the dLAN pro 500 Wireless+ not via
the Ethernet port, but via Wi-Fi.
Otherwise you will block your own
access to the device via Wi-Fi by ac-
tivating the Wi-Fi filter!
If you enabled WPS, the access restriction is disabled
by a MAC filter (see 4.5.8 Wi-Fi Protected Setup
(WPS)).