Linksys BEFVP41 manual Applications and Gaming Port Range Forwarding, Internet Access

Chapter 3

Advanced Configuration

Access Restrictions

Internet Access

Internet Access Policy  Access can be managed by a policy. Use the settings on this screen to establish an access policy (after Save Settings is clicked). Selecting a policy from the drop-down menu will display that policy’s settings. To delete a policy, select that policy’s number and click Delete. To view all the policies, click Summary. (To delete policies from the Summary screen, select the policy or policies, and then click Delete. To return to the Access Restrictions screen, click Close.)

To create an Internet Access policy:

1.Select a number from the Internet Access Policy drop‑down menu.

2.Enter a Policy Name in the field provided.

3.Click Edit List to select which computers will be affected by the policy. You can select a computer by MAC address or IP address. You can also enter a range of IP addresses if you want this policy to affect a group of computers. After making your changes, click Save Settings to apply your changes, or click Cancel Changes to cancel your changes.

5.Select the appropriate option, Deny or Allow, depending on whether you want to block or allow Internet access for the computers you listed.

6.Decide which days and what times you want this policy to be enforced. Select the individual days during which the policy will be in effect, or select Everyday. Then enter a range of hours and minutes during which the policy will be in effect, or select 24 Hours.

7.Select any Blocked Services and enter a range of ports in the fields provided. If the service you want to block is not listed or you want to edit a service’s settings, then click Add/Edit Service.

8.If you want to block websites with specific URL addresses, enter each URL in a separate field next to Website Blocking by URL Address.

9.If you want to block websites using specific keywords, enter each keyword in a separate field next to Website Blocking by Keyword.

10.Click Save Settings to save the policy’s settings, or click Cancel Changes to cancel the policy’s settings.

Applications and Gaming > Port Range Forwarding

The Port Range Forwarding screen allows you to set up public services on your network, such as web servers, ftp servers, e-mail servers, or other specialized Internet applications. (Specialized Internet applications are any applications that use Internet access to perform functions such as videoconferencing or online gaming. Some Internet applications may not require any forwarding.)

When users send these types of requests to your network via the Internet, the Router will forward those requests to the appropriate servers (computers). Before using forwarding, you should assign static IP addresses to the designated servers.

If you need to forward all ports to one computer, click the DMZ tab.

Applications and Gaming > Port Range Forwarding

Port Range Forwarding

To forward a port, enter the information on each line for the criteria required.

Application  In this field, enter the name you wish to give the application. Each name can be up to 12 characters.

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