Applications and Gaming Port Range Forward, Chapter

Chapter 3

Advanced Configuration

select a PC 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 PCs. After making your changes, click Save Settings to apply your changes or Cancel Changes to clear your changes. Then click Close.

List of PCs

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

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 or Website Blocking you wish to use.

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

Blocked Services

You can filter access to various services accessed over the Internet, such as FTP or telnet, by selecting services from the drop-down menus next to Blocked Services. (You can block up to 20 services.) Then enter the range of ports you want to filter.

If the service you want to block is not listed or you want to edit a service’s settings, then click Add/Edit Service. The Port Services screen appears.

Port Services

To add a service, enter the service’s name in the Service Name field. Select its protocol from the Protocol drop- down menu, and enter its range in the Port Range fields. Then click Add.

To modify a service, select it from the list on the right. Change its name, protocol setting, or port range. Then click Modify.

To delete a service, select it from the list on the right. Then click Delete.

When you are finished making changes on the Port Services screen, click Apply to save the changes. If you want to clear your changes, click Cancel. To close the Port Services screen and return to the Access Restrictions screen, click Close.

Website Blocking by URL Address

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

Website Blocking by Keyword

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

Click Save Settings to apply your changes, or click Cancel Changes to clear your changes.