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Parameter Description Range Default
to the AP, and the controller
is not able to filter out that
broadcast traffic.
IMPORTANT: If you enable
this option, you must also
enable the Broadcast-
Filter ARP parameter in
the stateful firewall
configuration to prevent
ARP requests from being
dropped. Note also that
although a virtual AP profile
can be replicated from a
master controller to local
controllers, stateful firewall
settings do not. If you select
the broadcast-filter all
option for a Virtual AP
Profile on a master
controller, you must enable
the broadcast-filter arp
setting on each individual
local controller.
arp
If enabled, all broadcast
ARP requests are converted
to unicast and sent directly
to the client. You can check
the status of this option
using the show ap active
and the show datapath
tunnel command. If
enabled, the output will
display the letter a in the
flags column.
Do not enable this option
for virtual APs configured in
bridge forwarding mode.
This configuration
parameter is only intended
for use for virual APs in
tunnel mode. In tunnel
mode, all packets travel to
the controller, so the
controller is able to convert
ARP requests directed to
the broadcast address into
unicast. When a virtual AP
is configured to use bridge
forwarding mode, most
data traffic stays local to
the AP, and the controller is
not able to convert that
broadcast traffic.
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