Cisco Cisco WAP351 Wireless-N Dual Radio Access Point with 5-Port Switch Manual De Mantenimiento
Wireless
MAC Filtering
Cisco WAP131 and WAP351 Administration Guide
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The valid integer range is from 0 to 100 percent.
The default is 70 percent
. When
set to 0, all new associations are allowed regardless of the utilization rate.
STEP 4
Click Save. The changes are saved to the Startup Configuration.
NOTE
After new settings are saved, the corresponding processes may be stopped and
restarted. When this condition happens, the WAP device may lose connectivity. We
recommend that you change the WAP device settings when a loss of connectivity
will least affect your wireless clients.
restarted. When this condition happens, the WAP device may lose connectivity. We
recommend that you change the WAP device settings when a loss of connectivity
will least affect your wireless clients.
MAC Filtering
Media Access Control (MAC) filtering can be used to block or allow only listed
client stations to authenticate with the WAP device. MAC authentication is enabled
and disabled per VAP on the
client stations to authenticate with the WAP device. MAC authentication is enabled
and disabled per VAP on the
page. Depending on how the VAP is
configured, the WAP device may refer to a MAC filter list stored on an external
RADlUS server, or may refer a MAC filter list stored locally on the WAP device.
RADlUS server, or may refer a MAC filter list stored locally on the WAP device.
Configuring a MAC Filter List Locally on the WAP device
The WAP device supports one local MAC filter list only; that is, the same list
applies to all VAPs that are enabled to use the local list. The filter can be
configured to grant access only to the MAC addresses on the list, or to deny
access only to addresses on the list.
applies to all VAPs that are enabled to use the local list. The filter can be
configured to grant access only to the MAC addresses on the list, or to deny
access only to addresses on the list.
Up to 512 MAC addresses can be added to the filter list.
To configure MAC filtering:
STEP 1
Select Wireless > MAC Filtering.
STEP 2
Choose how the WAP device uses the filter list:
•
Allow only stations in list—Any station that is not in the Stations List is
denied access to the network through the WAP device.
denied access to the network through the WAP device.
•
Block all stations in list—Only the stations that appear in the list are denied
access to the network through the WAP device. All other stations are
permitted access.
access to the network through the WAP device. All other stations are
permitted access.
NOTE
The filter setting also applies to the MAC filtering list stored on the
RADIUS server, if one exists.