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AT-WL2411 Version 1.80 Installation and User’s Guide

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2. Configure the Global Flooding parameters. The Global Flooding

Parameters are explained below.

Multicast Flood Mode

Determines the flooding structure for inbound multicast frames
with unknown destination addresses.

Universal

Allows any wireless end device to communicate with any other
wireless end device.

Hierarchical

Allows wireless end devices to communicate with nodes on the
primary LAN but not with other wireless end devices.

Disabled

Prevents flooding.

Multicast Outbound to Terminals

This parameter only applies to 802.11b radios. If multicast flood
mode is not disabled, this parameter specifies if outbound
multicast frames with unknown destination addresses are
flooded toward wireless end devices

Multicast Outbound to Secondary LANs

If multicast flood mode is not disabled, this parameter specifies if
outbound multicast frames with unknown destination addresses
are flooded toward secondary LANs.

Enabled

The root access point controls flooding for all access points
serving as designated bridges for the secondary LANs.

Set locally

Designated bridges for the secondary LANs control flooding on
their LANs.

Unicast Flood Mode

Determines the flooding structure for inbound unicast frames
with unknown destination addresses.

Universal

Allows any wireless end device to communicate with any other
wireless end device.

Hierarchical

Allows wireless end devices to communicate with nodes on the
primary LAN but not with other wireless end devices.