User Manual

The Extricom WLAN System User Guide 39
Field Description
Allow Store &
Forward
If this option is enabled, two wireless devices connected to the
Extricom WLAN with the same ESSID can communicate and
transfer data to each other. Traffic between wireless devices will
not be forwarded to the LAN switch.
If this option is disabled, all traffic goes through the LAN switch.
This could be used by IT managers to apply security settings or
various policies in the LAN network.
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Disabling Allow Store & Forward disables
the Allow Inter-Ess Forward option.
Allow Inter-Ess
Forward
If this option is enabled, two wireless devices connected to the
Extricom WLAN with different ESSIDs will be able to
communicate with each other without going through a router.
Traffic between wireless devices will not be forwarded to the LAN
switch.
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This option must be e
nabled on both
ESSIDs.
In order for wireless devices, associated to
different ESSIDs, to be able to
communicate with each other, the ESSIDs
must be defined on the same VLAN (or no
VLAN at all).
If this option is disabled, all traffic goes through the LAN switch.
This could be used by IT managers to apply security settings or
various policies in the LAN network.
Enable Multicast This option, when enabled, provides support of multicast and
broadcast packets for the selected ESSID. Multicast and/or
broadcast packets shall be transmitted from all APs.
Enable ARP Caching This option, when enabled, provides an immediate response to
ARP requests directed towards WLAN stations associated with the
selected ESSID. The Switch answers on behalf of the WLAN
stations.
MAC ACL This option, when enabled, allows a user to add a MAC access list
to the specific ESSID. Only clients with MAC address included in
this list are allowed to access the network if the ACL mode is
Whitelist. If the ACL mode is Blacklist, then these clients are not
allowed to use the network. Use the MAC ACL tab to add the MC
ACL list
MAC ACL Mode Select Whitelist or Blacklist. Whitelist mode means that the MAC
addresses listed can access the network. Blacklist mode means that
the MAC addresses listed cannot access the network.