User's Manual

Chapter 4 - Operation and Administration
BreezeACCESS VL System Manual
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4.2.6.6.1.1 User Filtering Option
The User Filtering Option disables or enables the User Filtering feature. The
following options are available:
 Disable - no filtering.
 IP Protocol Only - only IP Protocol packets pass.
 User Defined Addresses Only - only IP frames from/to IP addresses included
in the User Filter Addresses list pass.
 PPPoE Protocol Only - only PPPoE messages pass (Ethernet type 0x8863
and 0x8864).
The default selection is Disable.
4.2.6.6.1.2 Set/Change Filter IP Address Range
The Set/Change Filter IP Address Ranges option enables defining/updating up to
8 IP address ranges to/from which IP frames are to pass if the User Defined
Addresses Only option is selected in the User Filtering Option parameter.
The default Filter IP Address Range is 0.0.0.0 TO 0.0.0.0 (all 8 ranges).
A range can be defined using a string that includes either a start and end
address, in the format “<start address> to <end address>” (example: 192.168.1.1
to 192.168.1.255), or a base address and a mask, in the format “<base address>
mask <mask>” (example: 192.168.1.1 mask 255.255.255.0).
4.2.6.6.1.3 Delete Filter IP Address Range
The Delete Filter IP Address Range option enables deleting IP address range
entries from the Filter IP Address Ranges list.
4.2.6.6.1.4 Delete All User Filtering Entries
The Delete All User Filtering Entries option enables deleting all entries from the
Filter IP Address Ranges list.
4.2.6.6.1.5 DHCP Unicast Override Filter
When user filtering is activated, unicast DHCP messages are filtered out;
therefore the unit cannot communicate with the DHCP server. The DHCP Unicast
Override Filter option enables to overcome this problem. When enabled, unicast
DHCP messages pass, overriding the user filtering mechanism.
The default is Disable DHCP Unicast.