Filter Control - SMC Networks 2552W-G2 User Manual

Filter Control

The access point can employ network traffic frame filtering to control access to
network resources and increase security. You can prevent communications between
wireless clients and prevent access point management from wireless clients. Also,
you can block specific Ethernet traffic from being forwarded by the access point.
Inter Client STAs Communication Filter – Sets the global mode for
wireless-to-wireless communications between clients associated to Virtual AP (VAP)
interfaces on the access point. (Default: Prevent Inter and Intra VAP client
Communication)
• Disabled: All clients can communicate with each other through the access point.
• Prevent Intra VAP client communication: When enabled, clients associated with a
specific VAP interface cannot establish wireless communications with each other.
Clients can communicate with clients associated to other VAP interfaces.
• Prevent Inter and Intra VAP client communication: When enabled, clients cannot
establish wireless communications with any other client, either those associated to
the same VAP interface or any other VAP interface.
AP Management Filter – Controls management access to the access point from
wireless clients. Management interfaces include the web, Telnet, or SNMP.
(Default: Disabled)
• Disabled: Allows management access from wireless clients.
• Enabled: Blocks management access from wireless clients.
Uplink Port MAC Address Filtering Status – Prevents traffic with specified source
MAC addresses from being forwarded to wireless clients through the access point.
You can add a maximum of eight MAC addresses to the filter table. (Default:
Disabled)
Advanced Configuration
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