DWC 1000 Configure MAC Filter Authentication
Step 1 – Go to the MAC Authentication settings
Security > Authentication > User Database
Step 2 – Click on the “Mac Authentication” tab and select either; “Black-List” or “White-List”
- Black-List: blocks the MAC addresses entered in the list
- White-List: allows Mac addresses entered in the list
![](/si/sl/-/media/faqs/es/dwc/dwc_1000_configure-mac-filter-authentication-3.png)
Step 3 - Click on the "Add New Mac Authentication" button to add the MAC addresses to the list
![](/si/sl/-/media/faqs/es/dwc/dwc_1000_configure-mac-filter-authentication-3.png)
Mac Address:{Enter the MAC address filter}
Name: {a brief overview of the device to filter}
Authenticathion Action: Select the action to be performed using "Grant" to enable and "Deny" to block.
![](/si/sl/-/media/faqs/es/dwc/dwc_1000_configure-mac-filter-authentication-4.png)
Click “Save”
Step 4 – Go to “AP Profile”
Wireless > Access Point > AP Profile
Step 5 - Click “AP Profile SSID” tab, right-click over the SSID and and click “Edit”
Step 6 - In the option “MAC Authentication” select “Local”, then click “Save”
Step 7 - After saving the settings, go to “AP Profiles”
Wireless > Access Point > AP Profiles
Right-click over the “Profile Status” and click "Apply" to apply the changes
![](/si/sl/-/media/faqs/es/dwc/dwc_1000_configure-mac-filter-authentication-8.png?h=346&w=640)
Security > Authentication > User Database
![](/si/sl/-/media/faqs/es/dwc/dwc_1000_configure-mac-filter-authentication-2.png)
Step 2 – Click on the “Mac Authentication” tab and select either; “Black-List” or “White-List”
- Black-List: blocks the MAC addresses entered in the list
- White-List: allows Mac addresses entered in the list
![](/si/sl/-/media/faqs/es/dwc/dwc_1000_configure-mac-filter-authentication-3.png)
Step 3 - Click on the "Add New Mac Authentication" button to add the MAC addresses to the list
![](/si/sl/-/media/faqs/es/dwc/dwc_1000_configure-mac-filter-authentication-3.png)
Mac Address:{Enter the MAC address filter}
Name: {a brief overview of the device to filter}
Authenticathion Action: Select the action to be performed using "Grant" to enable and "Deny" to block.
![](/si/sl/-/media/faqs/es/dwc/dwc_1000_configure-mac-filter-authentication-4.png)
Click “Save”
Step 4 – Go to “AP Profile”
Wireless > Access Point > AP Profile
![](/si/sl/-/media/faqs/es/dwc/dwc_1000_configure-mac-filter-authentication-5.png)
Step 5 - Click “AP Profile SSID” tab, right-click over the SSID and and click “Edit”
![](/si/sl/-/media/faqs/es/dwc/dwc_1000_configure-mac-filter-authentication-6.png)
Step 6 - In the option “MAC Authentication” select “Local”, then click “Save”
![](/si/sl/-/media/faqs/es/dwc/dwc_1000_configure-mac-filter-authentication-7.png)
Step 7 - After saving the settings, go to “AP Profiles”
Wireless > Access Point > AP Profiles
Right-click over the “Profile Status” and click "Apply" to apply the changes
![](/si/sl/-/media/faqs/es/dwc/dwc_1000_configure-mac-filter-authentication-8.png?h=346&w=640)
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