CHAPTER 8 Firewall Configuration

MAC Filtering

MAC FILTERING

MAC based packet filtering enables the ADSL Router to filter clients based on their physical layer address.

Figure 48: MAC Filtering Settings

The following items are displayed on this page:

Outgoing Default Action — A default action for MAC addresses not configured in the filter table. (Default: Allow, maximum 32 entries are allowed.)

Incoming Default Action A default action for MAC addresses not configured in the filter table. (Default: Allow, maximum 32 entries.)

NOTE: The default outgoing and incoming defaults allow traffic from all MAC addresses.

Direction — Specifies the packet destination. (Default: Outgoing)

Rule Action — Specifies if traffic should be permitted or denied. (Options: Deny, Allow; Default: Deny)

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