User Manual

ProSafe Wireless-N Access Point WNAP210 Reference Manual
3-10 Wireless Security Settings
v1.0, February 2009
Restricting Wireless Access by MAC Address
By default, all wireless PCs that are configured with the correct SSID are allowed access to your
wireless network. For increased security, you can restrict access to your wireless network to only
those trusted wireless PCs based on their MAC address.
The A
ccess Control List screen lets you block the network access privilege of any specified
stations to only those displayed in the Trusted Wireless Stations table. When you enable the Turn
Access Control On radio box, the access point will only accept connections from those clients on
the Trusted Wireless Stations access control list. This provides an additional layer of security.
Note: If configuring the WNAP210 from a wireless computer whose MAC address is not
in the Trusted Wireless Stations access control list, when you select Turn
Access Control On, you will lose your wireless connection when you click
Apply. You must then access the wireless access point from a wired computer or
from a wireless computer which is on the access control list to make any further
changes.
To restrict access based on MAC addresses:
1. Lo
g in to the WNAP210 using the default address of http:/192.168.0.236, user name of
admin and default password of password, or whatever LAN address and password you have
set up.
2. Under Security on the main menu, select Acc
ess Control. The Access Control menu will
display
Figure 3-8
.
3. Check the T
urn Access Control On radio button.
4. Click Ap
ply to enable the Access Control feature.