D-Link DWC-1000 [37/368] Step 5 select mac authentication mode

D-Link DWC-1000 User Manual 37

Section 3 - Basic Conguration

step #5: select MAC Authentication Mode

MACauthenticationisusefulinnetworksthatoperateinOpenmodetograntanddenyaccesstoclientswith

specicMACaddresses.MACAuthenticationcanalsobeusedinconjunctionwith802.1Xsecuritymethods,in

whichcaseMACAuthenticationisdonepriorto802.1Xauthentication.ToenableMACauthentication,wireless

clientsmustrstbeauthenticatedbytheUniedAccessPoint(UAP)inordertoconnecttothenetwork.

ThewirelesscontrollerprovidestwoMACAuthenticationMode,thewhite-listortheblack-list.

White-list: SelectthisoptiontograntaccesstoanywirelessclientswithMACaddressesthatarespecied

intheMACAuthenticationdatabaseorRADIUSserver,andarenotexplicitlydeniedaccess.IftheMAC

address is not in the database, then access will be denied to the client.

Black-list:SelectthisoptiontodenyaccesstoanywirelessclientswithMACaddressesthatarespecied

intheMACAuthenticationdatabaseorRADIUSserver,andarenotexplicitlygrantedaccess.IftheMAC

address is not in the database, then access will be granted to the client.

1. Click Wireless > General > General.

2. Next to Client MAC Authentication Mode, select Black-list or White-list. Click Save.