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This chapter describes the procedures for configuring the bridge's Ethernet port.
Here's what you'll find in this chapter:
Use the Ethernet menu to administer the devices attached to the bridge through its Ethernet port.
Navigation: Main > Configuration > Ethernet
If the Ethernet Port is disabled, the only way to access the bridge is through the radio connection; if the bridge is not associated to an Access Point, you might have to reset to default parameters using the reset switch.
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Note After you change the parameter, you must restart the bridge by powering it off and then on or by using the menu sequence Diagnostics > Restart. |
The Add, Remove, and Display options manage Ethernet MAC addresses for devices that pass traffic through the bridge.
The Add option allows you to add Ethernet MAC addresses for devices that might pass traffic through the bridge. If no addresses are added through the Add option, the bridge learns the first eight MAC addresses that pass through its Ethernet Port. Subsequently, only data from those addresses is allowed to pass through the bridge.
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Caution The first MAC address you add should be that of the PC you are using to Telnet or browse to the bridge. |
You should add MAC addresses if there are more than eight Ethernet devices attached to the hub to which the bridge is connected. This ensures that the selected devices communicate through the bridge. After an address is added, the bridge won't learn any more addresses. You must type each MAC address you wish to have communicate through the bridge (up to eight).
The Remove option allows you to remove specified Ethernet MAC addresses. When all MAC addresses are removed, the bridge goes back to learning the MAC addresses responsible for traffic on its Ethernet port.
The Display option displays the current list of specified Ethernet MAC addresses.
Posted: Wed Aug 9 14:14:16 PDT 2000
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