User's Manual

Tsunami MP.11 2454-R, 5054-R, and 5054-R-LR Installation and Management
Chapter 5. Using the Web Interface 78
Add Entries to the Ethernet Protocol Filter Table
To add an entry to the table, click Add Table Entries, select the protocol name from the drop-down box and click
the Add button.
To edit or delete table entries, click Edit/Delete Table Entries, make your changes or deletions, and click OK.
Configure Static MAC Pair Filtering
The Static MAC Address filter optimizes the performance of a wireless (and wired) network. When this feature is
configured properly, the unit can block traffic between wired devices on the wired (Ethernet) interface and devices
on the wireless interface based upon MAC address.
Note: The device on the wireless interface can be any device connected through the link, it can be directly
connected to the Ethernet interface of the peer unit, or it can be attached through multiple hops. The only
thing important is the MAC address in the packets arriving at the wireless interface.
This filter is an advanced feature that lets you limit the data traffic between two specific devices (or between
groups of devices based upon MAC addresses and masks) through the unit’s wireless interface. For example, if
you have a server on your network with which you do not want wireless clients to communicate, you can set up a
static MAC filter to block traffic between these devices. The Static MAC Filter Table performs bi-directional
filtering; however, note that this is an advanced filter and it may be easier to control wireless traffic through other
filter options, such as Protocol Filtering.