Due to the openness of wireless networks, terminals in wireless coverage can connect to WIFI by searching signals without setting a Wi-Fi password or having insufficient security, it brings security risks to wireless networks. You can set MAC Authentication to enable the specified device to use the wireless network.
Different from Portal authentication, MAC Authentication is equivalent to wireless MAC filtering whitelist. It does not need to be authenticated on the server, but is connected to wireless, devices with invalid MAC addresses cannot connect to wireless networks. This document describes how to set MAC authentication.
[1] MAC
Address settings
Log on to the TL-AC1000 management interface, click
Certification Management
> MAC
Authentication
> MAC
Address, Set the wireless device name and device MAC address, as shown in the following figure:
[2] MAC
Authentication settings
Click
Certification Management
> MAC
Authentication
> MAC
Authentication, Set the MAC Authentication name, select the vlan id to be authenticated, select the MAC address object to the MAC Authentication Group, and enable the MAC authentication function, as shown in the following figure:
In wireless networks that require MAC Authentication, devices in the MAC Authentication Group can directly connect to WIFI for Internet access. Devices not in the MAC Authentication Group cannot join the network. As shown in the following figure:
MAC Authentication Group devices are not MAC Authentication Group devices
Note: The messages displayed when different devices are in a non-MAC authentication group for wireless connection may be different.
