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While MAC filtering by itself is not a strong defense to keep a skilled intruder out of your home Network, it is a good security measure that should be part of your overall security layer strategy. Scroll to the bottom and click on Save Settings button., then click Continue and close the window.Īny new Computers that are added to your wireless network will need to have their MAC address enabled using the same procedure above, before it can access your network. The MAC address will now be updated in the MAC Address Filter List. Click on the Enable MAC Filter check box (right column) for all Computers on your network, then click on Update Filter List button to save the settings. When the MAC Address Filter List window pops open, click on the Wireless Client MAC List button.Īnother window will open displaying all active Computers on your wireless network. Then, click on the Edit MAC Filter List button at the bottom of the Wireless MAC Filter screen. Then select the Enable radio button next to Wireless MAC Filter: and select Permit only PC's listed to access the wireless network radio button next to Permit Only. Next, select Wireless \ Wireless MAC Filter from the menu. Click the Clear button to remove the MAC address from the MAC Filtering list.

Select a device from the drop down menu, then click the arrow to add that devices MAC address to the list. NOTE: menus and screen shots may be different from your Linksys Wireless Router depending on the model you have.Īfter you have made a backup, startup all Computers on you wireless network. Computers that have obtained an IP address from the routers DHCP server will be in the DHCP Client List.

To enable your Linksys router with MAC filtering, first make a backup of the Router configuration by connecting to the Router administration interface and select Administration \ Config Management from the menu and saving it to a location on your Computer.