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5.7 DHCP fixed Leases
Here the MAC address and IP address are binded and listed down
5.8 Filtering
Filtering is useful in controlling the amount of traffic exchanged between the wired and
wireless networks. By using filtering methods, we can restrict any unauthorized packets from
accessing the network. This is used to drop broadcast and multicast packets. Hence filtering
can increase the amount of bandwidth available on the network and increase the network
security.
Filtering is available in bridge mode and routing mode.
Filters are activated only when they are globally enabled on the device.
To Configure Filtering, Click Network > Filtering > Filtering Configuration
Filtering Status: Default status is enabled
 If Layer 2 Multicast is enabled, entire Layer 2 multicast (MAC layer) traffic will be
dropped.
 If Layer 2 Broadcast is enabled, entire Layer 2 Broadcast (IP layer) traffic will be
dropped.
 If Layer 3 Multicast is enabled, entire Layer 3 multicast (MAC layer) traffic will be
dropped.
 If Layer 3 Broadcast is enabled, entire Layer 3 Broadcast (IP layer) traffic will be
dropped.