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Group Configuration

Click New Group in the main menu to display the Group Configuration screen and add a

new Group. Use the Group browse screen (see 4.6.7: Groups Browse Screen on page

69) to view/modify existing Groups. Click Groups in the main menu to locate the desired

Group and then click Config to display the Group Configuration screen.

Figure 45: Web - PMP - Group Configuration Screen (Pass through Example)

Wireless Group

Group Name: Enter a name for this Group (15 characters max.). The Group name is

displayed on configuration and statistics screens.

Group ID: (Read only) A unique Group ID is generated automatically when a new Group

is created. The Group ID number is required when associating Connections to this

Group.

Group Tagging Mode: Select the packet processing performed at the sector controller.

Packets are forwarded unicast (known address) or multicast (unknown address). Further

processing is performed at the subscriber based on the Connection configuration.

Tagged: Select tagged to associate a unique VID with this

Group.

Packet received at sector controller Ethernet interface

A packet with this VID has the matching (outermost only) VLAN tag removed. The

packet is forwarded over the wireless to all subscribers in this

Group.

Packet received at sector controller wireless interface (from subscriber)

The packet belonging to this

Group is forwarded unmodified over the wireless to all

subscribers belonging to this

Group.

If the sector controller Ethernet port is enabled, a VLAN tag is added (outermost) and

set to the VID (

Group VLAN ID field) for this Group and the packet is forwarded to the

sector controller Ethernet Port.

Pass-through: Select pass-through to create a

Group to process all packets that do

not

have a VLAN ID, or the outermost VLAN ID tag does not match the VLAN ID for

any

Group. Only one pass-through Group can be defined for each sector controller. If