Proxim AP-2500 Filtering

Network Parameters

•Serial Data Bits: This is a read-only field and displays the number of data bits used in serial communication

(8 data bits by default).

•Serial Parity: This is a read-only field and displays the number of parity bits used in serial communication

(no parity bits by default).

•Serial Stop Bits: This is a read-only field that displays the number of stop bits used in serial communication

(1 stop bit by default).

NOTE

The serial port bit configuration is commonly referred to as 8N1.

The Network Time Protocol (NTP) is a protocol that synchronizes computer clocks over the Internet. Devices that

support NTP contact a known public time server to periodically retrieve the correct date and time. See

http://www.ntp.org/ for more information on this protocol.

By default, the AP boots up using January 1, 1970 as the date and 00:00:00 as the time. The AP does not necessarily

need the correct date and time but you may want to the AP to report the correct date and time if you intend to enable

the Logging (Syslog) or Credit Card Mirroring functionality. Note that the AP’s System Status alarms are reported in

terms of the AP’s Up Time and not in terms of standard date and time.

From the NTP Server Configuration screen, you can configure the AP-2500 to contact a network time server to

retrieve the correct time and date each time the AP is turned on or rebooted. By default, NTP is disabled. If you want to

the AP to use the Network Time Protocol (NTP) to retrieve the time over the Internet, keep in mind the following:

• The AP will only contact a time server during boot-up. Therefore, you need to reboot the AP after configuring this.

• The AP must have a connection to the Internet to retrieve the date and time.

— If the AP cannot communicate with a time server during boot-up, it will generate a major severity alarm,

which is reported in the System Status screen as “No response from SNTP server.” SNTP stands for

Simple Network Time Protocol (a simplified version of the Network Time Protocol defined in RFC 2030 at

http://www.rfc-editor.org/).

•See http://www.ntp.org/ to identify the IP addresses for public time servers in your area.

You can also manually set the date and time from the NTP Server Configuration screen. However, if NTP is disabled,

the AP will revert back to its default time (January 1, 1970 00:00:00) the next time it is rebooted (in other words, the AP

does not store the date and time in non-volatile memory).

See Configure the Date and Time for step-by-step instructions for configuring the NTP parameters.

Filtering

The Access Point’s Packet Filtering features help control the amount of traffic exchanged between the wired and

wireless networks. There are two sub-categories under the Filtering heading.

–Ethernet Protocol

–Static MAC

The Ethernet Protocol Filter blocks or forwards packets based on the Ethernet protocols they support.

Follow these steps to configure the Ethernet Protocol Filter:

1. Configure the Ethernet Protocol Filter Table. This table is pre-populated with existing Ethernet Protocol Filters,

however, you may enter additional filters by specifying the appropriate parameters.

• To add an entry, click Add, and then specify the Protocol Number and a Protocol Name.

—Protocol Number: Enter the protocol number. See http://www.iana.org/assignments/ethernet-numbers

for a list of protocol numbers.

—Protocol Name: Enter related information, typically the protocol name.