Bridge configuration settings, Mac address learning, Static mac address filter – HP ProCurve 520wl Wireless Access Point User Manual

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Bridge Configuration Settings

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1. In the Web Interface, click the

Configure

button and select the

Alarms

tab.

2. Select the

Syslog

sub-tab.

3. Place a checkmark in the box provided to

Enable Syslog

Enable Syslog.

4. Enter the IP address of the Syslog server.
5. Enter the

Syslog Lowest Priority Logged

Syslog Lowest Priority Logged.

The WL520 will send event messages to the Syslog server that correspond to the

selected priority and below. For example, if set to 6, the WL520 will transmit event messages labeled priority 0 to 6 to the

Syslog server.

6. Click

bridge configuration settings

The WL520 device can be set up as a simple bridge between your wired and wireless network devices. As a bridge, the

functions performed by the WL520 device include:

— MAC address learning
— Forward and filtering decision making
— Spanning Tree protocol used for loop avoidance

Figure 4-17

Figure 4-17 Simple Bridge Setup

Simple Bridge Setup

mac address learning

Once the WL520 unit is connected to your network, it learns which devices are connected to it by recording the MAC

addresses of each device to which it sends packets during the course of a normal session. To view the Learn Table, click on the

Monitor button in the web interface and select the Learn Table tab. The table can hold up to 10,000 entries.

static mac address filter

The Static MAC Address filter optimizes the performance of a wireless (and wired) network. The filter is an advanced Bridge

setup parameter for WL520 devices that enables you to deny data traffic between two specific devices via the wireless

interface(s) of the WL520 bridge.
For example, to prevent redundant traffic from being transmitted over the wireless network, you could deny traffic between two

particular servers, identified by their MAC Address and their location as perceived by the WL520 (on the ‘wired’ or wireless’

port of the bridge). In most situations, however, it is easier to control redundant traffic via other filtering options, such as

Protocol Filtering.
–

Wired MAC Address

. Enter the device MAC Address.

–

Wired Mask

. Enter the Wired Mask value.

–

Wireless MAC Address

. Enter the device MAC Address.

–

Wireless Mask

. Enter the Wireless Mask value

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Comment

. Enter related information.