User's Manual

Wireless Array
348 Configuring the Wireless Array
Based on Application Control’s analysis of your wireless traffic, you can create
filters to enhance wireless usage for your business needs:
 Usage of non-productive and risky applications like BitTorrent can be
restricted.
 Traffic for mission-critical applications like VoIP and WebEx may be given
higher priority (QoS).
 Non- critical traffic from applications like YouTube may be given lower
priority (QoS).
 Traffic flows for specific applications may be controlled by sending them
into VLANs that are designated for that type of traffic.
Note that filtering is secondary to the stateful inspection performed by the
integrated firewall. Traffic for established connections is passed through without
the application of these filtering rules.
Procedure for Managing Filters
1. Filter List: Select the filter list to display and manage on this window. All
of the filters already defined for this list are shown, and you may create
additional filters for this list.
2. Add Preset Filter: A number of predefined “Air Cleaner” filters are
available using these buttons. You can use these rules to eliminate a great
deal of unnecessary wireless traffic, resulting in improved performance.
For more information, please see “Air Cleaner” on page 403.
3. New Filter Name: To add a new filter, enter its name in the field next to
the Create button at the bottom of the list, then click Create. All new
filters are added to the table of filters in the window. The filter name must
be unique within the list, but it may have the same name as a filter in a
different filter list. Two filters with the same name in different filter lists
will be completely unrelated to each other — they may be defined with
different parameter values.