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 The Wireless Filter menu allows you to specify the MAC addresses of the only devices that will be allowed to connect on wireless interfaces. It is effectively a MAC Address whitelist for wireless access. (Default: Disabled). The Wireless Filter menu allows you to specify the MAC addresses of the only devices that will be allowed to connect on wireless interfaces. It is effectively a MAC Address whitelist for wireless access. (Default: Disabled).
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 **MAC Address:** Enter the 12-character MAC address of the client device you wish to allow access to the wireless network. Clicking Add will create a new row in the table in which you can add another MAC address. **MAC Address:** Enter the 12-character MAC address of the client device you wish to allow access to the wireless network. Clicking Add will create a new row in the table in which you can add another MAC address.
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 Finally, click Save for the changes to take effect. Finally, click Save for the changes to take effect.
  
-Clicking the //Virtual Wireless Interfaces// link in the Notes section of this menu takes you to the //Virtual Wireless// menu. There, you can choose how and on which interface the Wireless Filter list of MAC addresses will work.+Clicking the //Virtual Wireless Interfaces// link in the Notes section of this menu takes you to the [[virtual_wireless|Virtual Wireless]] menu. There, you can choose how and on which interface the Wireless Filter list of MAC addresses will work.
  
-Note that for security purposes, Wireless Filter tends to prevent casual, inexperienced users from accessing a Wi-Fi network. However, even in the most recent protocols/encryption, MAC addresses are not encrypted in Wi-Fi traffic. Anyone with packet sniffing software, a wireless network adapter, and a little patience may be able to discover the MAC addresses of other clients on your network.+Note that for security purposes, Wireless Filter tends to prevent casual, inexperienced users from accessing a WiFi network. However, even in the most recent protocols/encryption, MAC addresses are not encrypted in WiFi traffic. Anyone with packet sniffing software, a wireless network adapter, and a little patience may be able to discover the MAC addresses of other clients on your network.
  
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basic-wfilter.txt · Last modified: 2023/05/24 02:03 by hogwild

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