Motorola WiNG 5.7.1, System Reference Manual

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Figure 13-90 Access Point - Firewall IPv6 Firewall Rules screen
The IPv6 Firewall Rules screen displays the following:
13.3.25.5 MAC Firewall Rules
Firewall
The ability to allow or deny access point connectivity by client MAC address ensures malicious or unwanted clients are unable
to bypass the access point’s security filters. Firewall rules can be created to support one of the three actions listed below that
match the rule’s criteria:
• Allow a connection
• Allow a connection only if it is secured through the MAC firewall security
• Block a connection
To view the access point’s MAC Firewall Rules:
1. Select the Statistics menu from the Web UI.
2. Select System from the navigation pane (on the left-hand side of the screen). Expand a RF Domain and select one of its
connected access points.
3. Select F irewall and expand the menu to reveal its sub menu items .
4. Select MAC Firewall Rules .
Precedence Displays the precedence (priority) applied to IPV6 formatted packets. Unlike IPv4, IPV6
provides enhanced identification and location information for computers on networks routing
traffic across the Internet. IPv6 addresses are composed of eight groups of four hexadecimal
digits separated by colons. Every rule has a unique precedence value between 1 - 5000. You
cannot add two rules with the same precedence value.
Friendly String This is a string that provides more information as to the contents of the IPv6 specific IP rule.
This is for information purposes only.
Hit Count Displays the number of times each IPv6 ACL has been triggered.
Refresh Select the Refresh button to update the screen’s statistics counters to their latest values.