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6.4

MAC FILTER

This

screen

appears

when

Media

Access

Control

(MAC)

Filter

is

selected.

This

option

allows

access to be restricted based upon t he unique 48-bit MAC address.

To add a MAC Address filter, click t he Add button shown below.

To delete a filter, select it from t he table below and click t he Remove button.

Option

Description

MAC Restrict Mode

Disabled – Disables MAC filtering

Allow – Permits access for t he specified MAC addresses.

NOTE:

Add a wireless device’s MAC address before clicking t he Allow radio

button or else you will need to connect to t he Gateway’s web user

interface using t he supplied yellow Et hernet cable and add t he

wireless device’s MAC address.

Deny – Rejects access for t he specified MAC addresses

MAC Address

Lists

t he

MAC

addresses

subject

to

t he

MAC

Restrict

Mode.

The

Add

button prompts an entry field t hat requires you type in a MAC address

in

a

two -

character,

6 -byte

convention:

xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx

where

xx

are

hexadecimal numbers. A maximum of 60 MAC addresses can be added.

Enter t he MAC address on t he screen below and click Save/Apply.

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6.5

WIRELESS BRIDGE

The following screen appears when selecting Wireless Bridge, and goes into a detailed

explanation of how to configure wireless bridge features of t he wireless LAN interface.

Click Save/Apply to implement new configuration settings.

Option

Description

AP Mode

Selecting Wireless Bridge (Wireless Distribution System) disables

Access Point (AP) functionality while selecting Access Point enables

AP functionality. In Access Point mode, wireless bridge functionality

will still be available and wireless stations will be able to associate

to the AP.

Bridge Restrict

Selecting Disabled in Bridge Restrict disables Wireless Bridge

restriction, which means that any wireless bridge will be granted

access. Selecting enabled or enabled (Scan) allows wireless bridge

restriction. Only those bridges selected in Remote Bridges will be

granted access. Click Refresh to update the station list when Bridge

Restrict is enabled.

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6 . 6

S TAT I O N

I N F O

The following screen appears when you select Station Info, and shows aut henticated wireless

stations and t heir status. Click t he Refresh button to update t he list of stations in t he WLAN

Option

Description

BSSID

The BSSID is a 48-bit identity used to identify a particular BSS (Basic

Service Set) within an area. In Infrastructure BSS networks, the BSSID is

the MAC (Media Access Control) address of the AP (Access Point); and in

Independent BSS or ad hoc networks, the BSSID is generated randomly.

Associated

Lists all the stations that are associated with the Access Point, along

with the amount of time since packets were transferred to and from each

station. If a station is idle for too long, it is removed from this list.

Authorized

Lists those devices with authorized access.

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ADVANCED SETTINGS

7.1

LOCAL AREA NETWORK (LAN)

This screen allows you to configure t he Local Area Network (LAN) interface on your Gateway

See t he field descriptions below for more details.

NOTE:

If you change your gateway’s IP address (first option on t he chart), t he installation software/

connection manager may not be able to communicate wit h t he gateway. Please reset t he gateway’s

IP address to 10.0.0.138 if t his occurs.