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4.4.9 ADVANCED - Bridge Filters
Bridge Filtering allows packets to be forwarded or blocked, depending on the MAC address. The
Bridge
Filtering
configuration page allows you to set the configuration of MAC filtering.
Bridge Filter
( Or sometimes known as MAC Filter ) enable rules to be defined which allow or deny data to
pass through the Router based on the source and destination MAC address and data type of each data
frame.
Most of the Bridge Filter Rule is to specify which computers on a network are allowed Internet access; or to
determine which particular computers are allowed to access services provided by the Router. Twenty filter
rules are supported with bridge filtering.
Enable Bridge Filters:
Place a tick at the check box to enable the Bridge Filters functionality. If
the check box is selected, Bridge Filtering is enabled according to the list of Bridge Filter Rules
that has been created. If the box is de-selected, Bridge Filtering will not be enabled, even if Bridge
Filter Rules have been created.
Enable Bridge Filter Management Interface:
Place a check to enable the Bridge Filter
Management Interface. There are three interface provided for the setting, Ethernet, USB and
Wireless Interface.
Select LAN:
Select your LAN group.
Bridge Filter Management Interface:
You can choose from Ethernet, USB, and WLAN.
SrC MAC:
The source MAC address. It must be in a xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-xx format, with
00-00-00-00-00-00 as “don't care”. Blanks can be used in the MAC address space, and would be
considered also as “don't care”.
SrC Port:
Source port. You can choose from Any, Ethernet, USB, WLAN, or WAN Bridge
Connection Port for the particular bridge.
