NETGEAR WGR614v11 User Manual page 37

N150 Wireless Router WGR614v11 User Manual
4. If the computer you want appears in the Available Wireless Cards list, you can select the
radio button of that computer to capture its MAC address; otherwise, you can manually enter
a name and the MAC address of the authorized computer. You can usually find the MAC
address on the bottom of the wireless device.
Tip: You can copy and paste the MAC addresses from the router's Attached
Devices screen into the MAC Address field of this screen. To do this,
configure each wireless computer to obtain a wireless link to the router.
The computer should then appear in the Attached Devices screen.
5. Click Add to add this wireless device to the Wireless Card Access List. The screen changes
back to the list screen.
6. Repeat step 3
7. Select the Turn Access Control On check box.
Note: When configuring the router from a wireless computer whose MAC
address is not in the Trusted PC list, if you select Turn Access
Control On, you lose your wireless connection when you click
Apply. You must then access the wireless router from a wired
computer or from a wireless computer that is on the access control
list to make any further changes.
8. Click Apply to save your Wireless Card Access List settings.
Now, only devices on this list can wirelessly connect to the WGR614v11 router.
WARNING!
MAC address filtering adds an obstacle against unwanted access
to your network by the general public. However, because your
trusted MAC addresses appear in your wireless transmissions, an
intruder can read them and impersonate them. Do not rely on MAC
address filtering alone to secure your network.
through step 5 for each additional device you want to add to the list.
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