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WLAN->MAC Address Control.
MAC Address Control is a security function that limits which clients can access your private
network and the public Internet through your router. Enter the MAC address of the client that you
want to grant access to your network (instructions on how to obtain the MAC address in Windows
and Mac OS X are listed below). Click on Add in order to grant access for a new device.
Note: that the function is enabled or disabled under WLAN->WLAN Settings. Disabling the
function does not clear the MAC Address Control List.
Windows
1. Click on the Start button and then Run.
2. Type cmd and press enter.
3. Type ipconfig /all in the command prompt and press enter. The MAC address is found on the
physical address line
Mac OSX
1. Click on the Finder icon, followed by System Preferences.
2. Open the Network icon and click on the relevant interface.
3. Click on Advanced, and the hardware ID will be shown. This is your MAC address.
3.7
VPN
The router can be used as a PPTP VPN (Virtual Private Network) terminator / client. VPN is widely
used for connecting to corporate or private networks from another location.
The credentials must be given to you by the administrator of the virtual private network.
Using the VPN feature and the connection tracker is not possible at the same time. Connection
Tracker will be disabled if VPN is enabled.
For further information, visit
3.7.1
Info
The router can be used as a VPN (Virtual Private Network) terminator / client. VPN is widely used
for connecting to corporate networks from a remote location. The credentials must be given to you
by the administrator of the virtual private network.
Note: If your Internet connection should run into any disconnects or strange behavior when using
session intensive protocols (such as BitTorrent) during use of an encrypted PPTP tunnel, then
please make sure to enforce a low speed cap on the relevant application. Real-time (MPPE)
encryption/decryption is a CPU-intensive task for the router and offers limited bandwidth
throughput.
3.7.2
PPTP
For setting up a VPN with PPTP you need to provide the server's IP-address or hostname, along
with login credentials. This should have been provided to you by the system administrator or your
VPN service provider. It is sometimes optional to use encryption, referred to as MPPE. The usage
of encryption will result in lower throughput as well as higher transmission latency (ping), since
each data packet must be encrypted/decrypted.
To enable PPTP select the tick box and enter the VPN Server profile
To create a new VPN Server, click on the drop-down and select Create New Profile and fill out the
following settings
Profile Name here you enter the name of the profile eg. MyVPN-Service
Server Enter the host-name / IP address to which you want to connect
Username The VPN account username with which you want to connect, if you don't know it
please contact your IT administration or your VPN provider