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6-18 Using EtherCraft
Software Release 3.00 StormTracker-Site Manager and Administration User Guide 08-01148-01-200
Privacy Management
Access this feature by clicking the EtherCraft Privacy Mgmt operation. This
feature provides the ability to manage each individual EtherLoop modem’s
MAC filtering capability. An EtherLoop modem "privacy filter" is a MAC
address entry stored in a modem that allows Ethernet traffic to and from only
the gateway whose address matches the entry in the MAC filter table.
Figure 6-13 shows an example of the EtherCraft Privacy Mgmt page.
Figure 6-13
EtherCraft Privacy Mgmt
page
Using the Privacy Mgmt feature
Separate MAC filter tables exist for CO and CPE modems. If no MAC
addresses appear in the MAC Filter table for a particular modem, it will pass
all Ethernet traffic. If any MAC addresses appear in the MAC Filter table for
a particular modem, the modem will only accept Ethernet packets from those
addresses.
To add or remove a privacy filter, select the modem(s) to modify and do the
following:
• Click Display Filter Tables to see the MAC address entries for the
modems listed. The table appears at the bottom of the screen.
• Enter a MAC address in the MAC Filter Address field.
• Click the Add or Remove button to add or remove it from the Filter Table.
It is possible to store up to eight addresses per modem, allowing multiple
gateways to be used. The Reset Filter Tables button returns the filter table to
default settings.