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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.
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.
Select LAN:
Select LAN Group from the drop down manual.
Bridge Filter Management Interface:
Select the management interface from the drop down
manual.
Add:
Click
Add
button to add the rule to the list of rules.
Edit:
To edit an existing Bridge Filter Rule, click the
Edit
radio button adjacent to the Bridge Filter
Rule name.
Src MAC:
This is the Source MAC to block or from which to forward. The Source MAC must
consist of 12 hexadecimal characters.
Src Port:
Select the Source Port from the drop down manual.
