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Mac Filter
MAC Filtering allows you to restrict access to your MiFi to only those devices with a specific MAC
address . The MAC address is a unique code specific to a particular piece of hardware such as a
network adapter . [See
Opening the Page
➤
Choose
WiFi > MAC Filter
from the menu bar .
The MAC Filter page will open .
Finding the MAC Address
The MAC Address is also known as a hardware or physical address for a device, usually a network
adapter . It consists of 6 pairs of numbers and letters . The pairs of numbers may be separated by “-”
or “:” (for example, 00-21-9B-1C-64-34 or 00:21:9B:1C:64:34) .
You can view the MAC address of any device currently connected to the MiFi, in the WiFi Clients
section of the WiFi Status page . [See
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On a Windows machine, you can find the MAC address by running
ipconfig /all
from a
command prompt window (cmd) . The MAC address is referred to as the Physical Address .
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On a Mac, open
System Preferences > Network
. In the Show list, click
Airport
. The MAC address is
the Airport ID .
IMPORTANT:
Make sure you get the MAC address for the wireless network adapter and not
the Ethernet adapter.
