Are you talking about setting up Wireless access lists? If so, this isn't
required to allow access. If not the wireless access list, then I haven't a
clue to what you're talking about. I have 3 different NetGear Routers and
you never have to add MAC addresses into the router for hard-wired or
wireless connections unless you're reserving static IPs.
Regards,
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Rick Cogan from Melbourne, FL
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From: "Marc Sims" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Wednesday, May 17, 2006 21:56
I meant to say the MAC address of the network card. A MAC
address (Media Access Control) is a unique hardware number
assigned to network hardware and its a series of 6 hexadecimal
numbers such as, for instance aa:bb:cc:dd:ee:ff is a MAC address.
Each device that you wish to allow access to a router locally must have
it's
unique MAC address placed in the MAC access list inside the router. This
enables the router to authenticate each device that's listed in the MAC
access list. Any other device that's not in the access list will not be
allowed
access to the router.
This does not in anyway provide data security but only physical security
since you are choosing which device can get placed into the MAC access list
such as printers, computers and or other wired or wireless devices. Any
device that is listed in the MAC access list can be easily compromised.
To allow a device to gain access to the MAC access list using a Netgear
router you'd log into your router's administrator page > Advanced wireless
settings > click Setup Access List button and enter the MAC addresses for
the devices that you wish access to the router.
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