Proxim AP-700 manual Intra BSS, Configuring Interfaces for Packet Forwarding

Advanced Configuration	AP-700 User Guide
Bridge

•Wireless Threshold: Enter the maximum allowed number of packets per second.

Intra BSS

The wireless clients (or subscribers) that associate with a certain AP form the Basic Service Set (BSS) of a network infrastructure. By default, wireless subscribers in the same BSS can communicate with each other. However, some administrators (such as wireless public spaces) may wish to block traffic between wireless subscribers that are associated with the same AP to prevent unauthorized communication and to conserve bandwidth. This feature enables you to prevent wireless subscribers within a BSS from exchanging traffic.

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.

Configuring Interfaces for Packet Forwarding

Configure your AP to forward packets by specifying port(s) to which packets are redirected and a destination MAC address.

1.Within the Packet Forwarding Configuration screen, check the box labeled Enable Packet Forwarding.

2.Specify a destination Packet Forwarding MAC Address. The AP will redirect all unicast, multicast, and broadcast packets received from wireless clients to the address you specify.

3.Select a Packet Forwarding Interface Port from the drop-down menu. You can redirect traffic to:

–Ethernet

–A WDS connection (see Wireless Distribution System (WDS) for details)

–Any (traffic is redirected to a port based on the bridge learning process)

4.Click OK to save your changes.

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