Wireless Access Point
User Guide
Parameter description
Parameter Description
Identify Client
Type
It specifies whether to recognize and display operating systems of the
devices connected to AP’s WiFi networks.
−
Disable: Click the circle beside it to disable the identifying client
type function.
−
Enable: Click the circle beside it to enable the identifying client type
function. After this function is enabled, you can see operating
systems of connected devices on Status > Wireless clients page.
Broadcast Packet
Filter
It specifies whether to enable the filtering broadcast packet function. By
default, AP will forward lots of invalid broadcast packets, which may
affect normal packets transmission. However, this function can filter
broadcast packets and reduce airtime consumption, ensuring bandwidth
of normal packets transmission.
−
Disable: Click the circle beside it to disable the filtering broadcast
packet function.
−
Enable: Click the circle beside it to enable the filtering broadcast
packet function.
Filter Mode
It specifies what packets AP will accept after users enable filtering
broadcast packet function, consisting the following two modes:
−
Only accept DHCP and ARP packets: It indicates that the AP filters
all broadcast or multicast packets except DHCP and ARP broadcast
packets.
−
Only accept ARP packets: It indicates that the AP filters all
broadcast or multicast packets except ARP broadcast packets.
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