- NDC Wireless Access Point User's Guide

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Filter:
The next tab on the dialog box is Filter (Figure 13). This is a one-way protocol
filtering mechanism that prevents the AP from transmitting specified protocols
from a wired Ethernet LAN into the wireless LAN. If you do not require particular
protocols on the wireless part of your network, you can save bandwidth by
enabling the protocol filter.
Figure 13. Configuration/Filter
From the Filter card, some, all, or none of the protocols listed may be selected for
filtering out:
• IP Protocol
• IPX Protocol
• NetBEUI Protocol
• AppleTalk Protocol
• Other Protocols
• Internet Multicast Frames
After selecting a protocol to be filtered, click the Apply button to make the changes
effective immediately, without closing the dialog box, or click OK to accept the
changes and close the box.