Advanced Features

Access Control Screen

To view this screen, select the Access Control link on the Advanced menu.

Data - Access Control Screen

Group

Group

Select the desired Group. The screen will update to display the

 

settings for the selected Group. Groups are named "Everyone",

 

"Group 1", "Group 2", "Group 3" and "Group 4", and cannot be re-

 

named.

 

 

"Members" Button

Click this button to add or remove members from the current

 

Group.

 

If the current group is "Default", then members cannot be

 

added or deleted. This group contains PCs not allocated to any

 

other group.

 

To remove PCs from the Default Group, assign them to an-

 

other Group.

 

To assign PCs to the Default Group, delete them from the

 

Group they are currently in.

 

See the following section for details of the Group Members screen.

 

 

Internet Access

 

 

 

Restrictions

Select the desired options for the current group:

None - Nothing is blocked. Use this to create the least restric- tive group.

Block all Internet access - All traffic via the WAN port is blocked. Use this to create the most restrictive group.

Block selected Services - You can select which Services are to block. Use this to gain fine control over the Internet access for a group.

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AR315W specifications

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