O ACL (Access Control List) será mais seguro do que controlar o acesso por MAC ADDRESS numa rede wireless ?
Coloco esta questão pelo facto do Modem/Router/Access Point SpeedTouch 580i não permitir controlar o acesso wireless por MAC ADDRESS (acho eu !).
Em seguida apresento em que consiste o ACL do Modem/Router/Access Point SpeedTouch 580i
Access Control List (ACL)
The SpeedTouch™ features a managed Access Control List (ACL) and a physical
registration mechanism in the form of the Association / Registration button on the
front panel of your SpeedTouch™.
On the Wireless Access Point page, you have following options for the ACL: New stations are
-Allowed (automatically): All new stations can access the SpeedTouch™.
-Allowed (via registration): Only allowed stations in the ACL have access. Youcan add new stations via the Association / Registration button.
-Not allowed: Only allowed stations in the ACL have access.
Registering wireless clients:
In case ‘New stations are allowed (via registration), you can add a wireless client to
the ACL via:
-Registering clients via web pages
-Registering clients via association button
Registering clients via web pages
You can add a wireless client to the ACL as follows:
1 Go to the SpeedTouch™ web pages.
2 In the menu select Home Network > Devices.
3 Under Pick a task..., click Search for wireless devices.
4 The SpeedTouch™ searches for new wireless stations that use the encryption
key of the SpeedTouch™ Access Point.
5 The SpeedTouch™ takes you to the Home Network. The new station will be shown next to the name of the SpeedTouch™ WLAN.
6 Click the name of the new station.
7 Click Configure.
8 Select Allowed on WLAN and click Apply.
9 Now the device is added to the ACL and will always be allowed to connect to the SpeedTouch™.
Registering clients via association button:
You can easily register new wireless network clients as follows:
1 Push the Association / on the SpeedTouch™ panel for at least two seconds.
The WLAN LED will toggle between green and red.
The ACL will be unlocked for a time frame of one minute. Any new wireless
client successfully attempting to connect to the SpeedTouch™ (having the
correct wireless settings, that is the network name and, if required, the
network key) within the time frame of one minute, will be added to the table.
The SpeedTouch™ automatically saves your current configuration at the end of the registration phase.
2 Successfully registered stations are associated to the SpeedTouch™ WLAN.
Depending on your WLAN client adapter, a wireless icon may become green or
a message similar to the following may appear: “Successfully joined Wireless
network SpeedTouch123456”.
3 The wireless clients will be added to the SpeedTouch™ ACL.
4 After one minute the ACL is locked.
Some WLAN clients do not automatically join a WLAN. If so, follow
the instructions for the WLAN client software to initiate the
association.
The registration procedure can be repeated as often as needed



