How to limit the computers in the LAN to access the internet by MAC Filter for the 3G Router

How to limit the computers in the LAN to access the internet by MAC Filter function？

Product line: 3G          Question category: Function configurations

 Q：Why we need to set the MAC address Filter?

A：Sometimes we want to limit some computers in the LAN to access the Internet; you can achieve this through MAC Address Filter.

The topology is as below

The steps are as followings:

1.   You should know the MAC address of the computers which you want to limit to access the Internet. You can check them on the computers with command prompt. Click StartàRun. Type cmd and press Enter.

Type ipconfig /all at the prompt window, press Enter, it will show the MAC address and other address information of this computer.

2.    Login to the management page of the router.

3.   Click Security SettingsàMAC Filter in the gray menu on the left.

Tick the Enable for the MAC Filtering Settings

For example, we want to limit the computer with the MAC address C8-3A-35-00-EC-E5 to access the Internet from 8:00 am to 18:00 pm every day. And the computer with other MAC Address can access internet. You can set the router following the picture as below.