Specifications

Network Management
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3 Refer to the IP Filtering field to optionally enable the IP filtering feature, and (if enabled) apply
existing IP filters (and their rules and permissions) to LAN1 or LAN2.
NOTE
For an overview of IP Filtering and how to create a filter, see “Configuring IP Filtering” on page 188. For
information on applying an existing filter to the IP packet flow of a WLAN, see “Applying a Filter to LAN1, LAN2
or a WLAN (1-16)” on page 191.
4 Click Apply to save any changes to the LAN1 or LAN2 screen. Navigating away from the screen
without clicking the Apply button results in all changes to the screen being lost if the prompts are
ignored.
5 Click Undo Changes (if necessary) to undo any changes made. Undo Changes reverts the settings
displayed on the LAN1 or LAN2 screen to the last saved configuration.
6 Click Logout to securely exit the Access Point applet. A prompt displays confirming the logout before
the applet is closed.
Configuring Advanced DHCP Server Settings
Use the Advanced DHCP Server screen to specify (reserve) static (or fixed) IP addresses for specific
devices. Every wireless, 802.11x-standard device has a unique Media Access Control (MAC) address. This
address is the device's hard-coded hardware number (shown on the bottom or back). An example of a
MAC address is 00:A0:F8:45:9B:07.
The DHCP server can grant an IP address for as long as it remains in active use. The lease time is the
number of seconds an IP address is reserved for re-connection after its last use. Using very short leases,
DHCP can dynamically reconfigure networks in which there are more computers than available IP
addresses. This is useful, for example, in education and customer environments where MU users change
frequently. Use longer leases if there are fewer users.
WINS Server Enter the numerical (non DNS name) IP address of the
WINS server. WINS is a Microsoft NetBIOS name server.
Using a WINS server eliminates the broadcasts needed to
resolve computer names to IP addresses by providing a
cache or database of translations.
Mesh STP
Configuration
Click the Mesh STP Configuration button to define bridge
settings for this specific LAN. Each of the Access Point’s
two LANs can have a separate mesh configuration. As the
Spanning Tree Protocol (STP) mentions, each mesh
network maintains hello, forward delay and max age
timers. These settings can be used as is using the current
default settings, or be modified. However, if these settings
are modified, they need to be configured for the LAN
connecting to the mesh network WLAN.
Enable IP Filtering Selecting this checkbox allows the LAN to employ filter
policies and rules to determine which IP packets are
processed normally over the LAN and which are
discarded. If discarded, a packet is deleted and ignored
(as if never received).
IP Filtering Select the IP Filtering button to display a screen where
existing IP filter policies can be applied to the LAN to allow
or deny IP packets in either an incoming or outgoing
direction based on the rules defined for the policy.