Linksys RTP300 manual Access Restrictions Tab Filter, Filter IP Address Range, Filter Port Range

Broadband Router with 2 Phone Ports

The Access Restrictions Tab - Filter

Filters can block specific internal users from accessing the Internet, anonymous Internet requests, and/or multicasting.

Filter IP Address Range

You can create up to five different IP Address filters. To set up a filter, enter the IP address you wish to filter in the field provided. Users who have filtered IP addresses will not be able to access the Internet at all.

Filter Port Range

You can create up to five different Port Range filters. To filter users by network port number, select the protocol you want to filter, TCP, UDP, or Both, from the Protocol drop-down menu. Enter the port numbers you want to filter in the Start and End fields. Users connected to the Router will no longer be able to access any port number listed there.

Filter MAC Address

Figure 5-13: Access Restrictions Tab -

Filter

This feature blocks computers with specific MAC addresses from going out to the Internet. For information on obtaining a MAC address, go to “Appendix C: Finding the MAC Address and IP Address for Your Ethernet Adapter.” To set the MAC filter, click the Edit MAC Filter Setting button.

Edit MAC Filter Setting. Click the Edit MAC Filter Setting button. Select the range of MAC address entries in the drop-down box. In each mac field, enter the MAC address you want to filter. Click the Apply button before closing the window. To cancel changes, click the Undo button.

Figure 5-14: Filtered MAC Address

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	The Access Restrictions Tab - Filter