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Security
The Security menu allows you to change your Administration password, and enable and configure
MAC and Port filtering.
The Security menu has the following options:
•
Password
(See
Password
on page 46.)
•
MAC Filtering
(See
MAC Filtering
on page 48.)
•
Port Filtering
(See
Port Filtering
on page 52.)
Password
The Password screen enables you to set the administration password. This is the password you use
to log in to MiFi Settings. The Password screen has the following section:
•
Set Administration Password
(See
Set Administration Password
on page 47.)
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47
Set Administration Password
To set or change the administration password, follow these steps:
➊
Type your current password in the
Current Password
box.
➋
Type the new password (it must have between 4 and 64 characters) in the
New Password
box.
➌
Type it again in the
Verify New Password
box.
➍
Click
Apply
.
Next time you log in to MiFi Settings, you need to use the new password.
Buttons
•
Save
— Click this button to save any changes made to the password settings.
•
Cancel
— Click this button to cancel any changes made to the password settings.
IMPORTANT
Record your administration password. If you forget it, you have to reset the
device before you can use MiFi Settings. (See
How do I reset the MiFi 4620L back to factory
settings?
on page 82.)
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48
MAC Filtering
The MAC Filtering screen enables you to allow specific devices to connect to MiFi 4620L's wireless
network. For example, if you put the MAC address for your Wi-Fi-enabled mobile phone and the
MAC address for your computer in the
Trusted Device List
, then only those devices can connect to
your device. The MAC Filtering screen has the following sections:
•
MAC Filter
(See
MAC Filter
on page 49.)
•
Trusted Device List
(See
Trusted Device List
on page 50.)
•
Connected Devices
(See
Connected Devices
on page 51.)
Trusted devices still need the correct network name (SSID) and network key (Wi-Fi passkey).
NOTE
The MAC address on the Windows operating system is called the
Physical Address
.
IMPORTANT
Do not enable MAC filtering unless you have added your own computer's MAC
address to the trusted device list. Otherwise you will be unable to access the device.
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MAC Filter
The
Enable MAC Filter
checkbox enables or disables the MAC Filter feature.
•
When the feature is
enabled
(checked), you must add the MAC address for the device to
the Trusted Device List. If a device not in the list tries to connect to the MiFi 4620L wireless
network, the connection is blocked even if the device has the correct network name (SSID)
and network key (Wi-Fi passkey).
•
When the feature is
disabled
(un-checked), any device with the correct network name (SSID)
and network key (Wi-Fi passkey) can connect to the MiFi 4620L wireless network.
Find the MAC Address on a Computer
The Media Access Controller (MAC) Address is also known as a hardware or physical address for a
device (usually a network adapter). It consists of six pairs of numbers and letters (for example,
00-21-9B-1C-64-34).
You can view the MAC address for any device connected to the MiFi wireless network from the Wi-Fi
screen. (See
Wi-Fi Settings
on page 27.)
Tip!
You can cut and paste your computer's MAC address from the Wi-Fi Clients section of the Wi-Fi
screen.
If the computer is not connected to the MiFi wireless network, you can find the MAC address
directly. To find the MAC address, follow one of these steps:
•
On a Windows PC, the MAC address is the Physical Address. You can find the Physical Address
by running
ipconfig /all
from the cmd window.
»
To run
ipconfig/all
, select
Start > All Programs
(or
Programs
) >
Accessories
>
Command
Prompt
to open the Command Prompt window. Then type
ipconfig/all
and press the
Return
or
Enter
key.
•
On a Mac, the MAC address is the AirPort ID.
»
To find the AirPort ID, open the
Apple
Menu
>
System Preferences
>
Network
. In the list, click
AirPort
. Click
Advanced
. A sheet opens. Click the
AirPort
tab. The AirPort ID is at the bottom of the
sheet.
IMPORTANT
Windows only: Make sure you get the MAC address for the wireless network
adapter and not the Ethernet controller (NIC), if the computer has both.
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Trusted Device List
The Trusted Device List section displays the MAC address(es) of trusted devices. Only devices in the
Trusted Device List are able to connect to the MiFi 4620L wireless network.
Add Trusted Device MAC Address
To add a device to the Trusted Device List, follow these steps:
➊
Type the Wi-Fi-enabled device's MAC address in the
Trusted Devices
field. You can use either
":" or "-" as the separator (for example, 00:21:9B:1C:64:34 or 00-21-9B-1C-64-34).
Tip!
You can cut and paste your computer's MAC address from the Wi-Fi Clients section of the Wi-Fi
screen.
➋
Click
Add Device
.
➌
Repeat steps 1 and 2 as needed.
➍
When the list is complete, click
Save
.

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