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8.4 Configuring MAC Firewall Rules
Security Configuration
Access points can use MAC based firewalls like Access Control Lists (ACLs) to filter/mark packets based on the IP from which
they arrive, as opposed to filtering packets on Layer 2 ports.
Optionally filter Layer 2 traffic on a physical Layer 2 interface using MAC addresses. A MAC firewall rule uses source and
destination MAC addresses for matching operations, where the result is a typical allow, deny or mark designation to packet
traffic.
To add or edit a MAC based Firewall Rule policy:
1. Select Configuration tab from the Web user interface.
2. Select Security.
3. Select MAC Firewall Rules to display existing MAC Firewall Rule policies.
Figure 8-18 MAC Firewall Rules screen
4. Select Add to create a new MAC Firewall Rule. Select an existing policy and select Edit to modify the attributes of the
rule’s configuration.
5. Select the added row to expand it into configurable parameters for defining the MAC based firewall rule.
NOTE: Once defined, a set of MAC firewall rules must be applied to an interface to be a
functional filtering tool.