To add hardware addresses to a WAP
MAC filtering is a security feature in which a WAP is configured with a list of MAC addresses (also
called "hardware addresses") of devices that are allowed to gain access to the network through the
WAP.
If the WAP does not have the hardware address of a device attempting to access the network, the
WAP denies the device access to the network.
If the WAP filters MAC addresses, then the device's MAC address must be added to the WAP's list
of accepted MAC addresses.
1. Print the network configuration page. For information on the network configuration page, see
Understand the network configuration page (some models only)
.
2. Open the WAP's configuration utility, and add the device's hardware address to the list of
accepted MAC addresses.