User's Manual

Tsunami MP.11 2454-R, 5054-R, and 5054-R-LR Installation and Management
Chapter 5. Using the Web Interface 77
Configure Ethernet Protocol Filtering
The Ethernet Protocol Filter blocks or forwards packets based on the Ethernet protocols they support. Click the
Configure button, the Filtering tab, and the Ethernet Protocol sub-tab to enable or disable certain protocols in
the table. Entries can be selected from a drop-down box.
Follow these steps to configure the Ethernet Protocol Filter:
1. Select the interfaces that will implement the filter from the Ethernet Protocol Filtering drop-down menu.
º Ethernet: Packets are examined at the Ethernet interface
º Wireless-Slot A or Wireless-Slot B: Packets are examined at the Wireless A or B interfaces
º All Interfaces: Packets are examined at both interfaces
º Disabled: The filter is not used
2. Select the Filter Operation Type.
º If set to Passthru, only the enabled Ethernet Protocols listed in the Filter Table pass through the
bridge.
º If set to Block, the bridge blocks enabled Ethernet Protocols listed in the Filter Table.
3. Configure the Ethernet Protocol Filter Table. This table is pre-populated with existing Ethernet Protocol
Filters, however, you may enter additional filters by specifying the appropriate parameters.
º To add an entry, click Add, and then specify the Protocol Number and a Protocol Name.
• Protocol Number: Enter the protocol number. See
http://www.iana.org/assignments/ethernet-
numbers for a list of protocol numbers.
• Protocol Name: Enter related information, typically the protocol name.
º To edit or delete an entry, click Edit and change the information, or select Enable, Disable, or Delete
from the Status drop-down menu
.
º An entry’s status must be enabled in order for the protocol to be subject to the filter.