User guide

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BreezeNET DS.11b User’s Guide
Manual Version 1.0
You can use the MAC filtering option for example to filter broadcast or
multicast messages exchanged between wired servers that can receive each
others messages also via the wired network.
To filter out traffic between such devices add the MAC addresses of both
devices as a pair in the
Static MAC address Filter list.
The way the filter works is that when one of the listed stations sends a message
to a MAC address that has been identified as a pair, the Base Station will not
forward it via the wireless station. All traffic that one of the stations wishes to
send to any other (non-paired) MAC address will be forwarded.
For more information about static MAC address filtering, please refer to
Optimizing Performance.
Spanning Tree
The Spanning Tree button allows you to set parameters that are used in
determining the optimum path for network traffic to travel.
You can use spanning tree in a network that has been designed to include loops,
such as a redundant wired link used as a back-up to the main wireless link.
Figure 8-38: Spanning Tree Setup window
To enable spanning tree:
1. Click the
Spanning Tree button to open the Spanning Tree Setup window (see
Figure 8-38).
2. Click the
Enable Spanning Tree check box;
3. Use default values (see Figure 8-38);