NDC comm Instant Wave manual Filter

The first is by entering any text in the Passphrase field. Click the Generate button. It will generate four keys, Key 1, Key 2, Key 3 and Key 4. Select a key number from the dropdown list of the Default Key box. If you do not select a key, key 1 is selected, as it is the default key. Click Apply.

Another key generation method is to insert key values directly into the key fields using a keyboard. Select the Key number in the Default Key box. If the Key is not entered correctly, a client cannot access the wireless LAN resources. Click Apply

Filter:

The next tab on the dialog box is Filter (Figure 10). This is a one-way protocol filtering mechanism that prevents the AP from transmitting certain protocols from the Wired Ethernet LAN into the Wireless zone. If you do not require particular protocols on the wireless part of your network you can save bandwidth by enabling the protocol filter.

Figure 10. Configuration/Filter

From the Filter tab, some, all, or none of the protocols listed may be selected for filtering out:

•IP protocol

•IPX protocol

•NetBEUI protocol

•AppleTalk protocol

•Other protocols

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