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required to remove selected IP Firewall Rules.
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configuration.
8.1.3 Configuring MAC Firewall Rules
Wireless Firewall
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
Select the protocol used with the IP rule from the drop-down menu. IP is
selected by default. Selecting ICMP displays an additional set of ICMP
specific Options for ICMP Type and code. Selecting either TCP or UDP
displays an additional set of specific TCP/UDP source and destinations port
options.
The following actions are supported:
Log - Events are logged for archive and analysis.
Mark - Modifies certain fields inside the packet and then permits them.
Therefore, mark is an action with an implicit permit.
- VLAN 802.1p priority.
- DSCP bits in the IP header.
Mark, Log — Conducts both mark and log functions.
Use the spinner control to specify a precedence for this IP policy between
1-5000. Rules with lower precedence are always applied first to packets.
Provide a description to help differentiate it from others with similar
configurations.
as needed to add additional IP Firewall Rule configurations. Select the
when completed to update the IP Firewall rules. Select
NOTE: Once defined, a set of MAC Firewall rules must be applied to an interface to be a
functional filtering tool.
>
Security
>
MAC Firewall Rules
Reset
to revert the screen back to its last saved
to display existing MAC Firewall Rule policies.
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