Installation guide
Table Of Contents
- Preface
- Introduction
- Management and Monitoring Capabilities
- Device Initialization
- Basic Configuration
- Device Configuration
- Device Management
- Device Monitoring
- Troubleshooting
- Frequency Domains and Channels
- Bootloader CLI and Scan Tool
- ASCII Character Chart
- Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
- Glossary
- Abbreviations
- Statement of Warranty
- Technical Services and Support
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
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Packet Forwarding
Q. In what scenarios Packet Forwarding can be used?
Packet forwarding feature is useful for public wireless networks where the clients cannot communicate with each other but
should be able to access internet. This feature can also be used to sniff all the packets by sending all the wireless packets to
the configured gateway, for security reasons.
Q. Can I access an Access Point directly from my wireless client, if Packet Forwarding is enabled?
Yes. You can access an Access Point from your wireless client. The traffic destined to the MAC address of an Access point
will not be forwarded to the gateway.
Q. What will happen to the downlink traffic?
All the traffic from AP Device to wireless clients (downlink) will follow the regular Path, it will not go through the configured
gateway.
Q. What will happen if I configure uplink port in WDS mode and disable a WDS link?
If Uplink port is configured as WDS and later if that WDS link is disabled, then the uplink port should be re-set to AUTO.
Q. What is default mode of Packet forwarding feature and is it a re-bootable parameter?
Packet forwarding feature is disabled by default. Configured settings take effect immediately after committing the changes.
Reboot is not required.