ZyXEL Communications VMG5313-B10A/ VMG5313-B30A User Manual

 Chapter 7 Wireless

VMG5313-B10A/-B30A Series User’s Guide

This screen allows you to configure the ZyXEL Device to give exclusive access to specific devices 
(Allow) or exclude specific devices from accessing the ZyXEL Device (Deny). Every Ethernet 
device has a unique MAC (Media Access Control) address. The MAC address is assigned at the 
factory and consists of six pairs of hexadecimal characters, for example, 00:A0:C5:00:00:02. You 
need to know the MAC addresses of the devices to configure this screen.

Use this screen to view your VMG’s MAC filter settings and add new MAC filter rules. Click Network 
Setting > Wireless > MAC Authentication. The screen appears as shown.

Wireless > MAC Authentication

The following table describes the labels in this screen.

Wireless > MAC Authentication

SSID

Select the SSID for which you want to configure MAC filter settings.

MAC Restrict 
Mode 

Define the filter action for the list of MAC addresses in the MAC Address table. 

Select Disable to turn off MAC filtering.

Select Deny to block access to the VMG. MAC addresses not listed will be allowed to access 
the VMG. 

Select Allow to permit access to the VMG. MAC addresses not listed will be denied access to 
the VMG. 

Add new MAC 
address

Click this if you want to add a new MAC address entry to the MAC filter list below.

Enter the MAC addresses of the wireless devices that are allowed or denied access to the 
VMG in these address fields. Enter the MAC addresses in a valid MAC address format, that 
is, six hexadecimal character pairs, for example, 12:34:56:78:9a:bc.

#

This is the index number of the entry.

MAC Address

This is the MAC addresses of the wireless devices that are allowed or denied access to the 
VMG.

Delete

Click the Delete icon to delete the entry.

Apply

Click Apply to save your changes.

Cancel

Click Cancel to exit this screen without saving.