Using The Web Management Interface - Foundry Networks IronPoint 200 User Manual

Foundry IronPoint 200 User Guide

Using the Web Management Interface

From the main menu, click Bridging. Enable local bridge or management filtering as required. If you
want to filter certain types of Ethernet traffic, set Ethernet Type Filter to Enable and select the
protocol types to filter from the Local Management list. If an Ethernet type is not included in the list, it
can be defined as a dynamic protocol. Ethernet type filters can also be set as Management Only to
accept only matching frmes that are destined for the access point. Click Apply.
IAPP – Enables or disables the Inter Access Point Protocol (IAPP) support on the access point.
IAPP, or IEEE 802.11f, is a protocol that defines the required signaling to ensure the successful
handover of wireless clients roaming between different 802.11f-compliant access points. (Default:
Enable)
Local Bridge Filter – Controls wireless-to-wireless communications between clients through the
access point. However, it does not affect communications between wireless clients and the wired
network. (Default: Disable)
• Disable: Allows wireless-to-wireless communications between clients through the access point.
• Enable: Blocks wireless-to-wireless communications between clients through the access point.
AP Management Filter – Controls management access to the access point from wireless clients.
Management interfaces include the Web, Telnet, or SNMP. (Default: Enable)
• Disable: Allows management access from wireless clients.
• Enable: Blocks management access from wireless clients.
Ethernet Type Filter – Controls checks on the Ethernet type of all incoming and outgoing Ethernet
packets against the protocol filtering table. (Default: Disable)
• Disable: Access point does not filter Ethernet protocol types.
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