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Configuring Filters Using the Web-Browser Interface
Creating a MAC Address Filter
Follow these steps to create a MAC address filter:
Step 1
Follow the link path to the MAC Address Filters page.
If you are creating a new MAC address filter, make sure <NEW> (the default) is selected in the
Step 2
Create/Edit Filter Index menu. To edit a filter, select the filter number from the Create/Edit Filter Index
menu.
Step 3
In the Filter Index field, name the filter with a number from 700 to 799. The number you assign creates
an access control list (ACL) for the filter.
Enter a MAC address in the Add MAC Address field. Enter the address with periods separating the three
Step 4
groups of four characters (0040.9612.3456, for example).
Use the Mask entry field to indicate how many bits, from left to right, the filter checks against the MAC
Step 5
address. For example, to require an exact match with the MAC address (to check all bits) enter
FFFF.FFFF.FFFF. To check only the first 4 bytes, enter FFFF.FFFF.0000.
Select Forward or Block from the Action menu.
Step 6
Click Add. The MAC address appears in the Filters Classes field. To remove the MAC address from the
Step 7
Filters Classes list, select it and click Delete Class.
Repeat
Step 8
Select Forward All or Block All from the Default Action menu. The filter's default action must be the
Step 9
opposite of the action for at least one of the addresses in the filter. For example, if you enter several
addresses and you select Block as the action for all of them, you must choose Forward All as the filter's
default action.
Step 10
Click Apply. The filter is saved on the bridge, but it is not enabled until you apply it on the Apply Filters
page.
Step 11
Click the Apply Filters tab to return to the Apply Filters page.
Figure 14-2 Apply Filters Page
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Step 4
through
Step 7
to add addresses to the filter.
Chapter 14
Configuring Filters
Figure 14-2
shows the Apply Filters page.
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