ALFA NETWORK Bridge5-24 - Manual (Page 24)

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O PERATION M ODE
The Operation Mode content four modes: AP Bridge, AP Router, Client Router and
Client Bridge.
◆ AP Bridge — The wired Ethernet and wireless are bridged together. Once the
mode is selected, all WAN related functions will be disabled.
◆ AP Router — The WAN port is used to connect with ADSL/Cable modem and the
wireless is used for your private WLAN. The NAT is existed between the 2 RJ45 ports
and all wireless clients share the same public IP address through the WAN port to
ISP. The default IP configuration for WAN port is DHCP client
◆ Client Router — The OUTDOOR BRIDGE will behave just the same as the client
mode for wireless function. However, router functions are added between the
wireless WAN side and the Ethernet LAN side. Therefore, the Client Router
subscriber can share the Client Router connection without the extra router.
◆ Client Bridge — The OUTDOOR BRIDGE will behave just the same as Wireless
adapter. With Client Bridges, the WLAN and the LAN are on the same subnet.
Consequently, NAT is no longer used and services that are running on the original
network.
F
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ONFIGURATION
MAC/IP/P ORT F ILTERING
MAC/IP/Port filtering restricts connection parameters to limit the risk of intrusion
and defends against a wide array of common hacker attacks. MAC/IP/Port filtering
allows the unit to permit, deny or proxy traffic through its MAC addresses, IP
addresses and ports. The OUTDOOR BRIDGE allows you define a sequential list of
permit or deny filtering rules. This device tests ingress packets against the filter
rules one by one. A packet will be accepted as soon as it matches a permit rule, or