- SMC Broadband Router User Guide

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MAC Filtering

You can filter Internet access for local wired and wireless clients

based on MAC address.

MAC Address Control: Every client that connects to the network

has a unique MAC (Media Access Control) address on his or her

Ethernet adapter. An administrator can have more control—and

more security—over the network by specifying which MAC

addresses are allowed to access the Wireless Barricade. You can

enable this feature by checking the “Enabled” box.

Connection Control: Connection control allows an administrator

to allow or deny clients access to the Wireless Barricade and the

Internet. Check “Connection control” to control which of the wired

AND wireless clients will be able to “connect” to the Wireless

Barricade and to the Internet. If a client is denied “connection” to

this device, it means that the client can’t access the Internet and

some network resources. Choose “Allow” or “Deny” to allow or

deny clients whose MAC addresses are not listed in the “Control

table.”