Invalid MAC Address Format Error

I have a WRT54GR with a 54USB Wireless Adaptor...and I am trying to put my PC MAC Address in the Allow Table so that this is the only MAC Address that can access my network...it is recognising my 54USB Adaptor MAC Address in the Table, so I select this, and add it to the table to allow access, and it comes up with Invalid MAC Address Format....
Anybody know why this is happening...I have tried adding it automatically and typing it in manually still the same. I use ':' between the numbers/characters not '-'.
Any help greatly appreciated....
Thanks
Smartie27.

Try it in the form xxxxxxxxxxxx and see if that works, or maybe just xx xx xx xx xx xx

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Dear NetPro,
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your reply will be highly appreciated.
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                   ^
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