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Disabled:
Select it to disable MAC filter function.
Allow:
only allows clients in the MAC address list to access your
wireless network.
Deny:
only prohibits clients in the MAC address list from accessing
your wireless network.
Add:
to add a MAC address, click the “Add” button.
To delete an added MAC address, first check the “Remove” box behind
the MAC address in list and then click the “Remove” button.
Example 1:
If you want to allow the PC with MAC address of
00:1A:3D:9C: BB: 23 only to access your wireless network, then follow
the instructions below:
Click the “Add” button in the above screen to enter the page below and
enter the MAC address 00:1A:3D:9C: BB: 23 in the text box as shown
in the below figure:
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Then click the “Apply/Save” button on the above screen to save the
parameter.
Select “Allow” on the page below:
Example 2:
If you want to prohibit the PC with MAC address of
00:c2:a5:67:d4:23 only from accessing your wireless network, then
follow the instructions below:
1.
Enter the Wireless--MAC filter page and
click the “Add” button to
enter
the
page
below
and
enter
the
MAC
address
00:c2:a5:67:d4:23 in the text box as shown in the below figure:
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Then click the “Apply/Save” button on the above screen to save the
parameter.
2.
Select “Deny” on the page below:
4.3.4 Wireless Bridge
Wireless Distribution System is used to extend the existing wireless
signal coverage. Wireless bridge includes 2 modes:
1. Access point (Once it is selected, the AP function will be enabled
while wireless bridge function will be reserved. Moreover, wireless base
station will establish bridge with the AP in the meantime. Namely, you
can establish communication with wireless base station through a
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wireless network adapter) as shown in the figure below:
In the above figure, two W300Ds are used to enlarge wireless signal
coverage. W300D-2 is configured as a wireless access point to
establish a wireless bridge with W300D-1. In the meantime, the AP
function reserved in W300D-2 enables PC3 and PC4 to communicate
with W300D-2 and access Internet through wireless network adapters.
2. Wireless bridge (Here in this mode, wireless is used as pure bridge
only with no more AP function to connect and communicate with remote
devices. Namely, your PC can only be connected to the device via
wired media instead of communicating with the device through wireless
network adapter.) See the figure below:
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In the above figure, two W300Ds are used to enlarge wireless signal
coverage. W300D-2 is configured as a wireless bridge to establish a
wireless bridge with W300D-1. W300D-2, here, does not have the AP
function, thus, PC3 and PC4 can communicate with W300D-2 and
access Internet only through wired network adapters instead of wireless
ones.
Bridge Restrict
:
There are three options available: Enabled, Enabled
(Scan) and Disabled.
Enabled:
Select it to enable wireless bridge function. You need to know
the MAC address of a remote bridge and enter it manually. 4 MAC
addresses of remote bridges can be saved to simultaneously establish
bridges with 4 APs.
Enabled (Scan):
Select it to enable wireless bridge function. In the
meantime, system will automatically scan MAC addresses of available
wireless devices.
See the figure below:
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