The Help Tab; The Filter Tab - Linksys WAP51AB User Manual

The Help Tab

For help on the various tabs in this Web-based Utility, along with upgrading the
Access Point's firmware and viewing this User Guide, click the "Help" tab,
shown in Figure 6-9.
The help files for the various tabs in this Web-based Utility are listed by tab
name on the left-hand side of the screen.
The following resources require an Internet connection in order to access them.
Click the Linksys Website link to connect to the Linksys homepage for
Knowledgebase help files and information about other Linksys products.
For an Online Manual in PDF format, click that text link. The manual will appear
in Adobe pdf format. If you do not have the Adobe PDF Reader installed on your
computer, click the Adobe Website link to download this software.
Firmware can be upgraded by clicking the Upgrade Firmware link. Do not upgrade
your firmware unless you are experiencing problems with the Access Point.
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Instant Wireless™ Series
Figure 6-9
Dual-Band Wireless Access Point
UPGRADING FIRMWARE:
Before upgrading the Access Point's firmware, be sure to download the
firmware from Linksys's website at www.linksys.com.
Once that is done, click the Upgrade Firmware link on the Help Tab. This will
bring up the screen shown in Figure 6-10.
Type in the location of
the firmware's file or
click the Browse but-
ton to find the file.
Then, click the
Upgrade button to
upgrade the firmware.

The Filter Tab

The "Filter" tab, shown in Figure 6-11, allows you to block and allow certain
computers, by their MAC Address, from communicating with the Access Point.
To enable filtering of computers by their MAC Addresses, click the Enable
radio button. To disable this feature, click the radio button by Disable.
Type the MAC Addresses for those PCs you wish to allow access to the Access
Point in the MAC Address fields. As long as Filtering is enabled, PCs with
MAC Addresses not entered in the MAC Address field will not be allowed to
communicate with the Access Point.
Figure 6-10
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