Avaya AP-6, AP-4, AP-5 manual Packet Forwarding

Bridge

Although this feature is generally enabled in public access environments, Enterprise LAN administrators use it to conserve wireless bandwidth by limiting communication between wireless clients. For example, this feature prevents peer-to-peer file sharing or gaming over the wireless network.

•To block Intra BSS traffic, set Intra BSS Traffic Operation to Block.

•To allow Intra BSS traffic, set Intra BSS Traffic Operation to Passthru.

Packet Forwarding

The Packet Forwarding feature enables you to redirect traffic generated by wireless clients that are all associated to the same AP to a single MAC address. This filters wireless traffic without burdening the AP and provides additional security by limiting potential destinations or by routing the traffic directly to a firewall. You can redirect to a specific port (Ethernet or WDS) or allow the bridge’s learning process (and the forwarding table entry for the selected MAC address) to determine the optimal port.

NOTE:

The gateway to which traffic will be redirected should be node on the Ethernet network. It should not be a wireless client.

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