InstantWave
High Rate
11Mbps
Access Point
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Filter:
The next tab on the dialog box is
Filter
(
Figure 13
). This is a one-way protocol
filtering mechanism that prevents the AP from transmitting specified protocols
from a wired Ethernet LAN into the wireless LAN. If you do not require particular
protocols on the wireless part of your network, you can save bandwidth by
enabling the protocol filter.
Figure 13. Configuration/Filter
From the
Filter
card, some, all, or none of the protocols listed may be selected for
filtering out:
•
IP Protocol
•
IPX Protocol
•
NetBEUI Protocol
•
AppleTalk Protocol
•
Other Protocols
•
Internet Multicast Frames
After selecting a protocol to be filtered, click the
Apply
button to make the changes
effective immediately, without closing the dialog box, or click
OK
to accept the
changes and close the box.
