D-Link DVA-G3672B, User Manual

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Chapter 2 Configuration
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Filtering Options – Bridge Filtering
To access Bridge Filtering, point to the Filtering Options on the left window and click Bridge Filtering submenu, or click the Bridge
button in the Filtering Options window.
Bridge filters are used to block or allow various types of packets
through the WAN/LAN interface. This may be done for security
or to improve network efficiency. The rules are configured for
individual devices based on MAC address. Filter rules can be
set up for source, destination or both. You can set up filter rules
and disable the entire set of rules without loosing the rules that
have been configured.
Select Bridge Filtering Global Policy:
ALLOW all packets but
DENY those matching any of the specific rules listed or
DENY all packets but ALLOW those matching any of the
specific rules listed
for the rules that configured below. Click
the Add button to see the Add Bridge Filter section. Select a
protocol (PPPoE, IPv4, IPv6, Apple Talk, IPX or IGMP) in the
Protocol Type list, type in a Source MAC, a Destination MAC
or both in the entry fields. Select a direction (LAN=>WAN,
WAN=>LAN, or LAN<=>WAN) in the
Frame Direction list.
Click the Apply button to add the entry in the Active Bridge
Filters table. To remove an entry in the table, click the
corresponding
button. To modify a table entry, click the
corresponding button, make the desired changes, and then
click the Apply button.