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Advanced Configuration
Tabulated below is the table which explains Protocol Filter parameters and the method to configure the configurable
parameter(s):
Parameter Description
Filtering Control This parameter is used to configure the interface on which filtering has to be applied. The
filtering can be applied on any of the following interfaces:
• Ethernet: Packets are examined at the Ethernet interface.
• Wireless: Packets are examined at the Wireless interface.
• All Interfaces: Packets are examined at both Ethernet and Wireless interface. By
default, the Filtering Control is set to Disable, meaning which Protocol Filters are
disabled on all the interfaces.
: In addition to enabling Filtering Control, the Global Filter Flag should also be
enabled for the filter to take effect.
Filtering Type This parameter specifies the action to be performed on the data packets whose protocol
type is not defined in the protocol filter table (this table contains a list of default protocols
supported by the device and the protocols defined by the user), or whose Entry Status is in
Disable state. The available filtering types are:
• Block: The protocols with entry status Disable or the protocols which do not exist in
the protocol filtering table are blocked.
• Passthru: The protocols with entry status Disable or the protocols which do not exist
in the protocol filtering table are allowed through the configured interface.
After configuring the required parameters, click OK and then COMMIT.
5.10.1.1 Protocol Filter Table
The Protocol Filter table displays a list of default protocols supported by the device and the protocols created by the user. By default,
the system generates 19 protocols entries. Each of the Protocol contains the following information:
Parameter Description
Protocol Name Represents the Protocol name. The system throws an error when you try to edit the name
of a default protocol.
Protocol Number Represents the Protocol number. The value is of 4 digit hexadecimal format. The system
throws an error when you try to edit the Protocol number of a default protocol.
Filter Status The supported filter status are,
• Passthru: When the filter status is set to Passthru and entry status is Enable, all
packets whose protocol matches with the given protocol number are forwarded on
the configured interface.
• Block: When the filter status is set to Block and entry status is Enable, all packets
whose protocol matches with the given protocol number are dropped on the
configured interface.
By default, the status is set to Block.
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