Chapter 3

Advanced Configuration

Access Restrictions > Internet Access

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. (Policies can be deleted from the Summary screen by selecting the policy or policies and clicking Delete. To return to the Internet Access tab, click Close.)

Internet Policy Summary

Status  Policies are disabled by default. To enable a policy, select the policy number from the drop-down menu, and select Enable.

To create an Internet Access policy:

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

2.To enable this policy, select Enable.

3.Enter a Policy Name in the field provided.

4.Click Edit List of PCs 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 Cancel Changes to cancel 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. Then the Port Services screen will appear.

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.

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Linksys WRT54G2 manual To create an Internet Access policy, Blocked Services