

The router will block access from devices NOT on the list. However, if you check Strict Mode, only the devices on the IP Bind List will be allowed to access the network. As for the unlisted devices, it will get an IP address from the IP Pool but out of the IP Bind List. When Bind-IP-to MAC works in the normal mode, a device in the list will always get the assigned IP address every time it sends a DHCP discover. Or manually enter a pair of IP address and a MAC address, then click Add.ģ. You may add a MAC address from the ARP table by selecting a device from the ARP table then click Add.

The ARP table shows the devices that are connecting the router and their current IP address. Go to LAN > Bind IP to MAC, select Enable.Ģ. If you use MAC address binding to restrict network access, make sure that you include the MAC address for the computer you use to administer your Firebox.This article is going to introduce how to use Bind IP to MAC in normal mode and Strict Mode, and also Exporting the IP Bind List Set up Bind IP to MACġ.

For information about MAC access control, see Restrict Network Traffic by MAC Address. This feature is similar to the MAC access control feature, except that static MAC address binding associates each MAC address with a specific IP address. You can also use this feature to block all network traffic to devices that match the MAC and IP addresses on this list. If this feature is enabled, a computer with a specified MAC address can send and receive information only if it uses the associated IP address. To use MAC address binding, you must configure the interface to associate a client IP address with a MAC address. This feature can protect your network from ARP poisoning attacks, in which hackers try to change the MAC address of their computers to match a real device on your network. You can control access to an interface on your Firebox by computer hardware (MAC) address.
