For greater security flexibility, you can create up to eight MAC authentication groups (MAC ACLs) to block or allow network access privilege of different clients. You can assign any MAC authentication group, including the basic MAC authentication group, to any profile, whether in the basic profile group or in an advanced profile group.
The wireless controller supports a maximum of 256 MAC addresses per SSID.
Note:You cannot add multicast or broadcast MAC addresses to a MAC access control list (ACL).
To set up a MAC authentication group:
- Open a web browser. In the browser's address field, type the http:// followed by the IP address that you assigned to the wireless controller.
By default, the IP address is 192.168.0.250. If you have not yet assigned another IP address to the wireless controller, type http://192.168.0.250.
The wireless controller's login screen displays. - Enter your user name and password.
If you have not yet personalized your user name and password, enter admin for the user name and password for the password, both in lowercase letters. - Click the Login button.
The wireless controller's web management interface opens and displays the Summary screen. - Select Configuration > Security > Advanced > MAC ACL.
The advanced MAC Authentication screen displays:
- Click the + button to create an additional ACL group.
- The new ACL group displays on the advanced MAC Authentication screen, and the tab for the new ACL is automatically selected to let you configure the new group.
- (Optional) In the Group Name field, enter a unique name for the ACL group.
By default, profile groups are named Acl-1, Acl-2, Acl-3, and so on. - Compile the Selected Wireless Clients list.
For information about how to compile a wireless clients list, see "How do I configure basic local MAC Authenetication Settings for my ProSAFE Wireless Controller WC7600? - Click the Apply button.
For information about how to add a MAC ACL to a security profile in the basic profile group, see "How do I configure a profile in the Basic Profile Group on my ProSAFE Wireless Controller WC7600?".
For information about how to add a MAC ACL to a security profile in an advanced profile group, see "How do I configure a profile in an Advanced Profile Group on my ProSAFE Wireless Controller WC7600?