Chapter 3
Advanced Configuration
Status Policies are disabled by default. To enable a policy, select the policy number from the
To create a policy, follow steps
1.Select a number from the Access Policy
2.Enter a Policy Name in the field provided.
3.To enable this policy, select Enabled.
4.Click Edit List to select which PCs will be affected by the policy. The List of PCs screen appears. You can 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 click 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.You can block websites with specific URL addresses. Enter each URL in a separate Website Blocking by URL Address field.
8.You can also block websites using specific keywords. Enter each keyword in a separate Website Blocking by Keyword field.
9.You can filter access to various services accessed over the Internet, such as FTP or telnet. (You can block up to three applications per policy.)
From the Applications list, select the application you want to block. Then click the >> button to move it to
the Blocked List. To remove an application from the Blocked List, select it and click the << button.
10.If the application you want to block is not listed or you want to edit a service’s settings, enter the application’s name in the Application Name field. Enter its range in the Port Range fields. Select its protocol from the Protocol
To modify a service, select it from the Application list. Change its name, port range, and/or protocol setting. Then click Modify.
To delete a service, select it from the Application list. Then click Delete.
11.Click Save Settings to save the policy’s settings, or click Cancel Changes to clear the changes.
Applications and Gaming > Single Port Forwarding
The Single Port Forwarding screen allows you to customize port services for common applications on this screen.
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 (use the DHCP Reservation feature on the Basic Setup screen; refer to DHCP Reservation, page 7).
Applications and Gaming > Single Port Forwarding
Single Port Forwarding
Common applications are available for the first five entries. Select the appropriate application. Then enter the IP address of the server that should receive these requests. Select Enabled to activate this entry.
For additional applications, complete the following fields:
Application Name Enter the name you wish to give the application. Each name can be up to 12 characters.
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