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Menus and Parameters
The default selection is Disable.
4.2.6.4.2.4 ARP Broadcast Override Filter
The ARP Broadcast Override Filter option enables or disables the broadcasting of
ARP messages. Even if according to the selected option in the Filter Options
parameter, broadcast messages should be filtered, ARP broadcasts are
transmitted if this parameter is set to Enable. Select from the following op
Disable - ARP messages are filtered or transmitted
tions:
according to the general
filtering criteria in the Filter Options parameter.
regardless of the selected value of the
Filter Options parameter.
4.2.6.4.3 Ethernet
/Multicast Limiter parameters, available in both AU and
roadcast and/or multicast packets that can be
transmitted per second, in order to prevent the potential flooding of the wireless
In SUs, the limiter is placed after the Ethernet Broadcast Filters. For this reason,
ets that pass through these filters. If the
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Enable - ARP messages are transmitted
The default selection is Enable.
Broadcast/Multicast Limiter
The Ethernet Broadcast
SU, enable to limit the number of b
medium by certain ARP attacks.
the limiter will receive only the pack
Ethernet filters of the SU are disabled, the limiter will be applied to all relevant
packets received.
When the Ethernet Broadcast/Multicast Limiter is enabled and the specified lim
is reached, the unit will send a trap. The trap will be sent periodically till the
number of broadcast/multicast packets will be less than the maximum. The tra
will inform the user how many packets were discarded in the
The Ethernet Broadcast/Multicast Limiter menu allows viewing and setting the
following parameters:
Ethernet Broadcast/Multicast Limiter Option
The Ethernet Broadcast/Multicast Limiter Option defines the limiter’s
functionality. The available options are:
Disable: No limiter
Limit only Broadcast Packets
Limit Multicast Packets that are not Broadcasts
Limit All Multicast Packets (includin
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