Configuring MAC filter on SSID

This guide provides instructions on simple configuration for enabling MAC filter on SSID. Consider the following for this feature:

• The MAC filter function is independent of the SSID security mode.
• To enable MAC filter on SSID, you must first configure the wireless controller address and wireless controller address group. This is covered in the CLI instructions below.

The following shows a simple network topology for this recipe:

To block a specific client from connecting to the SSID using MAC filter:

1. Create a wireless controller address with the same MAC address as the client and set the policy to deny. In this example, the client’s MAC address is b4:ae:2b:cb:d1:72:

config wireless-controller address edit “client_1” set mac b4:ae:2b:cb:d1:72 set policy deny

next

end

2. Create a wireless controller address group. Select the above address. Set the default policy to allow:

config wireless-controller addrgrp edit mac_grp set addresses “client_1” set default-policy allow

next

end

3. On the virtual access point, select the created address group:

config wireless-controller vap edit wifi-vap set ssid “Fortinet-psk” set security wpa2-only-personal set passphrase fortinet set address-group “mac_grp”

next

end

After this configuration, the client (MAC address b4:ae:2b:cb:d1:72) is denied from connecting to SSID Fortinetpsk. Other clients, such as a client with MAC address e0:33:8e:e9:65:01, can connect.

To allow a specific client to connect to the SSID using MAC filter:

1. Create a wireless controller address with the same MAC address as the client and set the policy to deny. In this example, the client’s MAC address is b4:ae:2b:cb:d1:72:

config wireless-controller address edit “client_1” set mac b4:ae:2b:cb:d1:72

set policy deny

next

end

2. Create a wireless controller address group. Select the above address. Set the default policy to deny:

config wireless-controller addrgrp edit mac_grp set addresses “client_1” set default-policy deny

next

end

3. On the virtual access point, select the created address group:

config wireless-controller vap edit wifi-vap set ssid “Fortinet-psk” set security wpa2-only-personal set passphrase fortinet set address-group “mac_grp”

next

end

After this configuration, the client (MAC address b4:ae:2b:cb:d1:72) can connect to SSID Fortinet-psk. Other clients, such as a client with MAC address e0:33:8e:e9:65:01, are denied from connecting.