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The Protocol Type Filters prevent traffic of a particular protocol type from being
forwarded from Ethernet to RangeLAN802. When "Other Types" is enabled, all types
other than those listed will be filtered out. DO NOT filter out the types of packets you
know RangeLAN802 nodes will need to receive. For example, if you use TCP/IP as a
protocol on your wireless nodes, do not filter IP traffic. If you have Macintosh comput-
ers on your Ethernet network that send AppleTalk traffic only to each other, you may
want to filter those packets from RangeLAN802 stations. The Protocol Type Filters
include IP, IPX, NetBEUI, AppleTalk, DECNet, and Other (none of the above).
The IPX Broadcast Filters prevent IPX broadcasts of the specified types from being
forwarded from Ethernet to RangeLAN802. Since RIP, SAP, and LSP broadcasts are
of interest to routers and not end stations, these filters can typically be turned on, saving
valuable bandwidth.
The ARP Filter Network Address and ARP Filter Subnet Mask enable IP ARP
broadcast filtering. When these filters are configured, ARP broadcasts will be forwarded
from the Ethernet to the wireless network only if the destination IP address is on the IP
network defined by the ARP Filter Network Address and ARP Filter Subnet Mask
fields.
If you enable Filter MAC Multicast Packets, you must also configure the MAC Filter
Address and MAC Filter Subnet Mask to specify the range of multicast packets which
will be forwarded to the wireless network. When these parameters are configured, the
Access Point will forward from the Ethernet to the RangeLAN802 network only those
hardware multicast packets whose multicast address is within the range of addresses
defined by the MAC Filter Address and MAC Filter Subnet Mask.
Broadcast Bandwidth Allocation allows you to specify the maximum percentage of
RangeLAN802 bandwidth that may be allocated for broadcast traffic. There may be
cases when you want to limit broadcast traffic. As an example, to prioritize directed
packets, you might want to reserve radio bandwidth for directed packets by setting this
limit to less than 100%.
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