Installation guide

C HAPTER 19 | MAC Address Security
MAC Address Filtering
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Figure 38: Static MAC Setting
MAC ADDRESS FILTERING
The MAC Filtering pages are used to filter service to clients attempting to
access the Internet based on protocol type, destination/source MAC
address, and the direction of traffic for each packet.
Click Advanced Setup, Security, MAC Filtering. If a policy has been set, you
can change the filtering action to Forwarded or Blocked. To add a new
policy, click Add. To remove a policy, mark the “Remove” check box next to
the required entry, and click Remove.
PARAMETERS
The following parameters are displayed on the MAC Address Filtering page:
◆ MAC Address — Physical address of a device.
◆ VLAN ID — The ID of a configured VLAN (1-4094).
◆ Filter — Filters traffic matching the MAC address in packets.
(Options: Source MAC, Destination MAC, Both; Default: Source MAC)
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Destination MAC — Filters packets with a matching destination
MAC address.
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Source MAC — Filters packets with a matching source MAC
address.
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Both — Filters packets with a matching the source or destination
MAC address.
◆ Name – A descriptive name for the MAC address filter.