Specifications

Chapter 3 Configuring the Radio and Basic Settings
Ethernet Configuration
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blocks traffic to all MAC addresses except those you specify. Read the “MAC
Address Filtering” section on page 5-6 for complete instructions on setting up
MAC address filters.
Unicast packets are addressed to just one device on the network. Multicast packets
are addressed to multiple devices on the network.
The drop-down menus for unicast and multicast address filters contain two
options:
• Allowed—The access point forwards all traffic except packets sent to the
MAC addresses listed as disallowed on the Address Filters page.
• Disallowed—The access point discards all traffic except packets sent to the
MAC addresses listed as allowed on the Address Filters page.
Note For most configurations, you should leave Default Multicast Address Filter set to
Allowed. If you intend to set it to Disallowed, add the broadcast MAC address
(ffffffffffff) to the list of allowed addresses on the Address Filters page before
changing the setting.
Note If you plan to discard traffic to all MAC addresses except those you specify (the
Disallowed setting), be sure to enter your own MAC address as allowed on the
Address Filters page.
Maximum Multicast Packets/Second
Use this setting to control the number of multicast packets that can pass through
the Ethernet port each second. If you enter 0, the access point passes an unlimited
number of multicast packets. If you enter a number other than 0, the device passes
only that number of multicast packets per second.
Default Unicast Address Filter
Use this setting to specify whether the default unicast filter is allowed or
disallowed.