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In this way they retain their ability to communicate with the network. In this example the FortiGate is configured to accept traffic from only specific MAC addresses, and whitelisted devices are assigned new IP addresses through DHCP.

Generally in a wireless environment a common security measure to prevent any unwanted network access is MAC address filtering. The EX7000 and devices are now setup properly to connect to your router with MAC address filtering enabled.In a network, MAC address filtering is more secure and more reliable than IP address filtering because the MAC address does not change. Note: You can also manually retrieve the virtual MAC address of your EX7000 by following the steps on this link.

Enable MAC address filter or Access Control (ACL) feature back on the router.

Add the virtual MAC address of the EX7000 and the device’s virtual MAC address obtained from step 7.

Go back to your router’s GUI and open the MAC address filter option.

Get the Virtual Mac address of the EX7000 and the device(s) connected to it.

Use a computer that’s connected to your EX7000 and open an Internet browser.

Make sure that the Device to Extender LED is lit.

Turn on your EX7000 and connect all of your devices to it (wired and wireless).

If you don’t know how to do it, you can consult the router’s manual.

Cannot find the virtual MAC address of the EX7000 and the devices connected to it.

All devices connected to the EX7000 are not connecting to the Internet.

EX7000 not connecting to the wireless router when MAC address filter is enabled.

This article will show you the steps that you need on how to get the virtual MAC address of the EX7000 and the devices connected to it and add it on your router’s MAC address filter table. These virtual MAC address should be added to your MAC address filter table on your router’s GUI. When using the EX7000, all wired and wireless devices that are connected to will be replaced with a virtual MAC address. When MAC address filter is enabled on your router, access will only be allowed to specified devices in the MAC address filter table (Access Control table).