Fig. 35: System Management->Interface Mode / Bridge Groups->Interfaces->Add
You can realise bridging for devices behind access clients with the MAC Bridge function. In
wildcard mode you cannot define how Unicast non-IP frames or non-ARP frames are pro-
cessed. To use the MAC bridge function, you must carry out configuration steps in several
menus.
(1) Select GUI menu Wireless LAN->WLAN->Radio Settings and click the icon to modi-
fy an entry.
(2) Select Operation Mode = -""## 2, and save the settings with OK.
(3) Select the System Management->Interface Mode / Bridge Groups->Interfaces
menu. The additional interface sta1-0 is displayed.
(4) For interface sta1-0 select Mode / Bridge Group = A-##B and Con-
figuration Interface= and save the settings with OK.
(5) Click the Save configuration button to save all of the configuration settings. You can
use the MAC Bridge.
The System Management->Interface Mode / Bridge Groups->Interfaces-> menu
consists of the following fields:
Fields in the Layer-2.5 Options menu.
Field Value
Interface Shows the interface that is being edited.
Wildcard Mode
Select the Wildcard mode you want to use on the interface.
Possible values:
• (default value): Wildcard mode is not used.
• #": With this setting, you must enter the MAC address of
a device that is connected over IP under Wildcard MAC Ad-
dress. Each packet without IP and without ARP is forwarded
to this device. This occurs even when the device is no longer
connected.
• !#: If you choose this setting, the MAC address of the first
non-IP unicast frame or non-ARP unicast frame, which occurs
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