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OR100 Series
User Manual
Filtering
To Configure Filtering, Click Network > Filtering > Filtering Configuration
Filtering is useful in controlling the amount of traffic exchanged between the wired and wireless
networks. By using filtering methods, we can restrict any unauthorized packets from accessing the
network. This is used to drop broadcast and multicast packets. Hence filtering can increase the
amount of bandwidth available on the network and increase the network security. Filtering is
available in bridge mode and routing mode.
Filters are activated only when they are globally enabled on the device.
Filtering Status: Default status is Disabled
 If Layer 2 Multicast is changed to deny, entire Layer 2 multicast (MAC layer) traffic will be
dropped.
 If Layer 2 Broadcast is changed to deny, entire Layer 2 Broadcast (IP layer) traffic will be
dropped.
 If Layer 3 Multicast is changed to deny, entire Layer 3 multicast (MAC layer) traffic will be
dropped.
 If Layer 3 Broadcast is changed to deny, entire Layer 3 Broadcast (IP layer) traffic will be
dropped.
L2 Broad Cast
In a Layer 2 network, broadcasting refers to sending traffic to all nodes on a network. Enable will
drop the matching traffic.