use the MAC Bridge.
The System Management->Interface Mode / Bridge Groups->Interfaces->
menu
consists of the following fields:
Fields in the Layer-2.5 Options menu.
Field
Value
Interface
Shows the interface that is being edited.
Wildcard Mode
Select the Wildcard mode you want to use on the interface.
Possible values:
•
(default value): Wildcard mode is not used.
•
%
: With this setting, you must enter the MAC address of
a device that is connected over IP under Wildcard MAC Ad-
dress. Each packet without IP and without ARP is forwarded
to this device. This occurs even when the device is no longer
connected.
•
$
: If you choose this setting, the MAC address of the first
non-IP unicast frame or non-ARP unicast frame, which occurs
on any of the Ethernet interfaces, is used as the wildcard
MAC address. This wildcard MAC address can only be reset
by rebooting the device or by selecting another wildcard
mode.
•
1
: If you choose this setting, the internal WLAN MAC ad-
dress is used to establish a connection to the access point. As
soon as a non-IP unicast frame or non-ARP unicast frame ap-
pears, it is forwarded to the MAC address from which the last
non-IP unicast frame or non-ARP unicast frame was received
on the Ethernet interface of the device. This wildcard MAC ad-
dress is renewed with each non-IP unicast frame or non-ARP
unicast frame.
Wildcard MAC Address Only for Wildcard Mode =
%
Enter the MAC address of a device that is connected over IP.
Transparent MAC Ad-
dress
Only for Wildcard Mode =
%
,
$
Choose whether or not the Wildcard MAC Address are used in
addition as WLAN MAC address to establish the connection to
the access point.
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