Software Guide

Advanced Configuration
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5.10.1.2 Add User-defined Protocols to the Filter Table
To add user-defined protocols to the Protocol Filter Table, click Add in the Protocol Filter screen. The Protocol Filter Add
Row screen appears.
Figure 5-95 Add User-defined Protocols
Enter details for all the required parameters and click Add.
: The maximum number of Protocol Filters that can be added to the table are 64, out of which 19 are default entries.
5.10.2 Static MAC Address Filter
The Static MAC Address filter optimizes the performance of a wireless (and wired) network. With this feature configured, the
device can block traffic between wired devices and wireless devices based on the MAC address.
Each MAC Address or Mask is comprised of 12 hexadecimal digits (0-9, A-F) that correspond to a 48-bit identifier. (Each
hexadecimal digit represents 4 bits (0 or 1)).
Taken together, a MAC Address/Mask pair specifies an address or a range of MAC addresses that the device will look for
when examining packets. The device uses Boolean logic to perform an “AND” operation between the MAC Address and the
Mask at the bit level. A Mask of 00:00:00:00:00:00 corresponds to all MAC addresses, and a Mask of FF:FF:FF:FF:FF:FF applies
only to the specified MAC Address.
For example, if the MAC Address is 00:20:A6:12:54:C3 and the Mask is FF:FF:FF:00:00:00, the device will examine the source
and destination addresses of each packet looking for any MAC address starting with 00:20:A6. If the Mask is FF:FF:FF:FF:FF:FF,
the device will only look for the specific MAC address (in this case, 00:20:A6:12:54:C3).
You can configure the Static MAC Address Filter parameters depending on the following scenarios:
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To prevent all traffic from a specific wired MAC address from being forwarded to the wireless network, configure only
the Wired MAC Address and Wired Mask (leave the Wireless MAC Address and Wireless Mask set to all zeros).
Entry Status Set the entry status as either Enable, Disable or Delete.
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Enable: Enables filter status on a protocol.
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Disable: Disables filter status on a protocol.
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Delete: Deletes a protocol entry from the Protocol Filter Table.
: System-defined default protocols cannot be deleted.