Restricting wireless lan access – Motorola SBG940 User Manual
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Restricting Wireless LAN Access
The default SBG940 wireless settings enable any computer having a compatible wireless adapter to access your
WLAN. To protect your network from unauthorized intrusions, you can restrict access to your WLAN to a limited
number of computers on the
Wireless > SECURITY — advanced Page
.
You can configure one or both of:
Configure on the SBG940
Required On Each Wireless Client
Perform
Configuring the Wireless Network Name on the
to disable Extended Service Set Identifier (ESSID)
broadcasting to enable closed network operation
You must configure the identical ESSID (network
name) to the SBG940.
Perform
Configuring a MAC Access Control List on the
to restrict access to wireless clients with known
MAC addresses
No configuration is required on the client.