Compaq WL110 User Manual page 63

When the number of "Non-Unicast packets out" is relatively high when
compared to the number of "Unicast packets out", this might indicate
your network generates a large amount of network traffic.
This does not necessarily mean that the traffic load is caused by the
protocols, but it might be worth investigating whether protocol filtering
will improve your network performance.
CAUTION:It may require advanced networking expertise to identify which
protocols are used within your network, and to decide which
protocols can be filtered without affecting the proper operation of
your network operating system.
Filtering Network Protocols
When you suspect that network protocols are adversely affecting the
performance of your network, use the following procedure to filter out
unnecessary or unwanted network protocols.
1. Investigate what type of network stations and services are located in the
environment of your network.
2. Consult the documentation that came with your network operating system
to investigate which protocols are required for network servers and services,
and for the (wireless) stations.
3. Start the A PManager program.
4. Select the Access Point of your choice and click the
5. Select the
6. On the top-right side of the protocol filtering section, click the
open the Protocols to Filter window (pictured in Figure 8-2 on page 8-6).
7. Place a check mark for all protocols that you wish to filter.
8. (Optional) To add a non-listed protocol to the list, click the
enter the protocol manually.
9. When finished click
All of the protocols that you have selected, and/or all of the custom
protocols that you have added manually, will be listed in the
field.
10. Click again to save the changes to the Access Point and to return to the
OK
main window of the AP Manager.
11. Download a backup file as described in "Step 4 - Create a Back-up of the
Configuration" on pag e4-6.
When prompted to enter a name for the back-up file, you are advised to
select a name that is different from the original configuration file.
Do not overwrite the previous version of the back-up file, since this might
jeopardize your ability to restore the original configuration if this change
did not result in the expected performance increase.
tab to show the protocol filtering information.
Bridge
to return to the
OK
Edit
tab.
Bridge
Optimizing Performance
button.
button to
Edit
button to
Custom
Protocol Filtering
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