Chapter 7 Wireless
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7.4 MAC Authentication
This screen allows you to configure the Zyxel Device to give exclusive access to specific devices
(Allow)
or exclude specific devices from accessing the Zyxel Device
(Deny)
based on the device(s) MAC
address. Every Ethernet device has a unique MAC (Media Access Control) address. It is assigned at the
factory and consists of six pairs of hexadecimal characters; for example, 00:A0:C5:00:00:02. You need to
know the MAC addresses of the device(s) you want to allow/deny to configure this screen.
Note: You can have up to 25 MAC authentication rules.
Use this screen to view your Zyxel Device’s MAC filter settings and add new MAC filter rules. Click
Network Setting > Wireless > MAC Authentication
. The screen appears as shown.
Figure 59
Network Setting> Wireless > MAC Authentication
Password
WPA2-PSK uses a simple common password, instead of user-specific credentials.
If you did not select
Generate password automatically
, you can manually type a pre-shared key
from 8 to 64 case-sensitive keyboard characters.
Click the Eye icon to show or hide the password of your wireless network. When the Eye icon is
slashed
, you’ll see the password in plain text. Otherwise, it is hidden.
Click this
to show more fields in this section. Click again to hide them.
Encryption
This field shows the
AES
type of data encryption.
Timer
The
Timer
is the rate at which the RADIUS
server sends a new group key out to all clients.
Cancel
Click
Cancel
to exit this screen without saving any changes.
OK
Click
OK
to save your changes.
Table 26 Network Setting > Wireless > Guest/More AP > Edit (continued)
LABEL
DESCRIPTION