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    Any way to setup MAC filtering?

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      PC_Arcade
      last edited by

      I'd like to deny access to all unknown MAC addresses wirelessly as neither WEP nor WPA seem to work correctly with the RAlink2560.
      Is it possible I can't find the menu option to do so?

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        hoba
        last edited by

        Macadressfilter is not inlcuded yet but you could setup the captiveportal on your wireless link and only allow the macs you want to pass. For all others upload a nice "move along, nothing to see here!" page with no possibility to authenticate  ;)

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          jeroen234
          last edited by

          you can olso try this :

          give all youre pc's a static dhcp mapping
          and eneabe this dhcp server option :
          Deny unknown clients
          If this is checked, only the clients defined below will get DHCP leases from this server.

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            PC_Arcade
            last edited by

            Thanks :)

            Which of these methods is the more secure?

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              hoba
              last edited by

              You can use all of them if you are really concerned about security.
              Also enable the following DHCP Server option:
              Static ARP 

              Enable Static ARP entries

                Note: Only the machines listed below will be able to communicate with the firewall on this NIC.

              This way they not only get an DHCP lease but they will be ignored completely even if they assign themself a static IP.

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                zbuzanic
                last edited by

                @hoba:

                Macadressfilter is not inlcuded yet

                Any chance to see macfiltering soon?  ;D

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                  hoba
                  last edited by

                  Nobody is working on this currently afaik. Maybe a bounty could speed things up.  ::)

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                    sullrich
                    last edited by

                    Use the captive portal mac filtering option.

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