Setting Upward Wireless Mac Filtering To Let Users To Connect To The Wireless Network On Your Linksys Access Point

Wireless access tin halt endure filtered yesteryear using the Media Access Control (MAC) addresses of the wireless devices transmitting inside your network’s radius.  You tin halt either permit or forbid specific wireless computers access to your wireless network.
This article volition direct you lot on how to ready Wireless MAC Filter to permit users to connect to your wireless network.  To larn how to prevent users from connecting to your wireless network.
IMPORTANT:  Before setting upwards MAC filtering, you lot necessitate to ensure the following:

• Make certain you’ve identified all MAC addresses you lot wishing to filter.  To larn how to abide by the MAC address of your wireless device.

• Make certain the wireless devices you lot desire to permit are currently wirelessly connected to the access indicate together with are able to access the network.

To produce this, follow the steps below:

Step 1:
Access the access point’s web-based setup page.  For instructions.
NOTE:  If you lot are using Mac to access the access point’s web-based setup page.
Step 2:
Click on Wireless > Wireless MAC Filter.

                     

Step 3:
Set Filtered MAC Address to Enable together with pick out Permit from the options.

NOTE:  Permit will permit wireless connectivity to the wireless computers whose MAC addresses look on the MAC Filter List.  Prevent will deny wireless connectivity to the wireless computers whose MAC addresses are listed on the MAC Filter List.
Step 4:
Enter the MAC addresses of the wireless estimator that you lot desire to permit access to your wireless network.

 

Step 5:
Click .