Intra Bss - Avaya AP-4 User Manual

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Intra BSS

The wireless clients (or subscribers) that associate with a certain AP form
the Basic Service Set (BSS) of a network infrastructure. By default,
wireless subscribers in the same BSS can communicate with each other.
However, some administrators (such as wireless public spaces) may wish
to block traffic between wireless subscribers that are associated with the
same AP to prevent unauthorized communication and to conserve
bandwidth. This feature enables you to prevent wireless subscribers
within a BSS from exchanging traffic.
Although this feature is generally enabled in public access environments,
Enterprise LAN administrators use it to conserve wireless bandwidth by
limiting communication between wireless clients. For example, this
feature prevents peer-to-peer file sharing or gaming over the wireless
network.
• To block Intra BSS traffic, set Intra BSS Traffic Operation to Block.
• To allow Intra BSS traffic, set Intra BSS Traffic Operation to
Passthru.
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