MAC Filtering (Access Control List – ACL) is a security feature used to control device access to the WiFi network based on the device’s unique MAC (Media Access Control) address.
Each device connecting to the network has a unique MAC address. Using ACL, the system can:
In BPI platforms, MAC filtering is supported per radio band:
This allows independent access control policies for each band.
# For 2G dmcli eRT getv Device.WiFi.AccessPoint.1.X_CISCO_COM_MACFilter.Enable dmcli eRT getv Device.WiFi.AccessPoint.1.X_CISCO_COM_MacFilterTable. # For Adding MacFIlterTable dmcli eRT addtable Device.WiFi.AccessPoint.1.X_CISCO_COM_MacFilterTable. dmcli eRT getv Device.WiFi.AccessPoint.1.X_CISCO_COM_MACFilter.FilterAsBlackList dmcli eRT getv Device.WiFi.AccessPoint.1.X_COMCAST-COM_MAC_FilteringMode # For 5G dmcli eRT getv Device.WiFi.AccessPoint.2.X_CISCO_COM_MACFilter.Enable dmcli eRT getv Device.WiFi.AccessPoint.2.X_CISCO_COM_MacFilterTable. # For Adding MacFilterTable dmcli eRT addtable Device.WiFi.AccessPoint.2.X_CISCO_COM_MacFilterTable. dmcli eRT getv Device.WiFi.AccessPoint.2.X_CISCO_COM_MACFilter.FilterAsBlackList dmcli eRT getv Device.WiFi.AccessPoint.2.X_COMCAST-COM_MAC_FilteringMode # For 6G dmcli eRT getv Device.WiFi.AccessPoint.17.X_CISCO_COM_MACFilter.Enable dmcli eRT getv Device.WiFi.AccessPoint.17.X_CISCO_COM_MacFilterTable. # For Adding MacFilterTable dmcli eRT addtable Device.WiFi.AccessPoint.17.X_CISCO_COM_MacFilterTable. dmcli eRT getv Device.WiFi.AccessPoint.17.X_CISCO_COM_MACFilter.FilterAsBlackList dmcli eRT getv Device.WiFi.AccessPoint.17.X_COMCAST-COM_MAC_FilteringMode |
true -> MAC filtering enabledfalse -> Disabledtrue -> Blacklist mode (block listed MACs)false -> Whitelist mode (allow only listed MACs)| Radio Band | Access Point Instance |
|---|---|
| 2.4GHz | AP 1 |
| 5GHz | AP 2 |
| 6GHz | AP 17 |