CastleNet SOHOSpeed A800 Series User Manual page 33

SOHOSpeed ADSL Ethernet/Wireless Router User's Guide
The User Interface for Bridge Filter allows the user to add/edit/delete, as well as, enables the
filter rules. To add rules, simply define the source MAC address, destination MAC address
and frame type with desired filtering type (i.e. allow/deny), and press the "Add" button. The
MAC address must be in a xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-xx format, with 00-00-00-00-00-00 as "don't care".
Blanks can be used in the MAC address space, and would be considered also as "don't care".
To edit/modify an existing filter rule, select the desired rule created previously from "Add" in
the "Edit" select box. The selected filter rule will appear on top section, as with the "Add" filter
rule. Make the desired change to the MAC address, frame type and/or access type, and press
"Apply".
To delete filter rule(s), select the filter rule entry to delete in the "Delete" selection box. Note
that multiple deletions are possible. Once all the desired filter rule(s) is/are selected for
deletion, press the "Apply" button. The "Select All" select box can also be used to delete the
entire filter rule. It provides a quick method of selecting all filter rules for deletion.
The "Enable Bridge Filters" button allow the user to enable or disable bridge filtering. It can be
set/unset during any add/edit/delete operation. It can also be set/unset independently by just
pressing the "Apply" button.
Figure 16 (Bridge Filters)
Note: The bridge filter table contains 3 hidden rules. These rules are entered automatically by
the system to ensure the user does not "lock" them out of the system. The first rule allows any
and all ARP frames through the system. The second rule allows all IPv4 frames with the
destination MAC address of the bridge to go through. The third rule allows all IPv4 frames
with the source MAC address of the bridge to go through.
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