Brocade Mobility 5181 Access Point Product Reference Guide (Supporting software release 4.4.0.0) - Manual (Page 114)

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Configuring the LAN interface
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5. Click the Del (delete) button to remove a selected table entry.
6. Click OK to return to the LAN1 or LAN2 page, where the updated settings within the Advanced
DHCP Server screen can be saved by clicking the Apply button.
7. Click Cancel to undo any changes made. Undo Changes reverts the settings displayed to the
last saved configuration.
Setting the type filter configuration
Each Mobility 5181 Access Point LAN (either LAN1 or LAN2) can keep a list of frame types that it
forwards or discards. The Type Filtering feature prevents specific (a potentially unneccesary)
frames from being processed by the Mobility 5181 Access Point in order to improve throughput.
These include certain broadcast frames from devices that consume bandwidth, but are
unnecessary to Mobility 5181 Access Point operations.
Use the Ethernet Type Filter Configuration screen to build a list of filter types and configure them as
either allowed or denied for use with the this particular LAN.
To configure type filtering on the Mobility 5181 Access Point:
1. Select Network Configuration-> LAN -> LAN1 (or LAN2)-> Type Filter from the Mobility 5181
Access Point menu tree.
The Ethernet Type Filter Configuration screen displays for the LAN. No Ethernet types are
displayed (by default) when the screen is first launched.
2. Use the all ethernet types, except drop-down menu to designate whether the Ethernet Types
defined for the LAN are allowed or denied for use by the Mobility 5181 Access Point.
3. To add an Ethernet type, click the Add button.
The Add Ethernet Type screen displays. Use this screen to add one type filter option at a time,
for a list of up to 16 entries.
Packet types supported for the type filtering function include 16-bit DIX Ethernet types as well
as Brocade proprietary types. Select an Ethernet type from the drop down menu, or enter the
Ethernet type’s hexadecimal value. See your System Administrator if unsure of the implication
of adding or omitting a type from the list for either LAN1 or LAN2.
4. To optionally delete a type filtering selection from the list, highlight the packet type and click
the Delete button.
5. Click Apply to save any changes to the LAN1 or LAN2 Ethernet Type Filter Configuration screen.
Navigating away from the screen without clicking Apply results in all changes to the screens
being lost.
6. Click Undo Changes to securely exit the LAN1 or LAN2 Ethernet Type Filter Configuration
screen without saving your changes.
7. Click Logout to securely exit the Access Point applet. A prompt displays confirming the logout
before the applet is closed.