Change an Outbound Firewall Rule

AC1200 WiFi DSL Modem Router—Essentials Edition Model D6100

Field	Description

LAN Users	Specify which devices on your LAN (or LAN users) are affected by the rule, based on their
	IP address:
	• Any. All computers and devices on your LAN are covered by this rule.
	• Single address. Enter the required address in the Start field to apply the rule to a
	single device on your LAN.
	• Address range. Enter the required addresses in the Start and End fields to apply the
	rule to a range of devices.
WAN Users	Specify which Internet locations (or WAN users) are covered by the rule, based on their IP
	address:
	• Any. All Internet IP addresses are covered by this rule.
	• Single address. Enter the required address in the Start field.
	• Address range. Enter the required addresses the Start and End fields.

Log	Specify whether traffic that is covered by this rule is logged:
	• Never. The modem router does not log traffic that matches this rule.
	• Always. The modem router logs traffic that matches this rule.
	• Match. The modem router logs traffic that matches this rule.
	• Not Match. The modem router logs traffic that does not match this rule.

8.Click the Add button.

The new rule is added to the Outbound Firewall Rules table on the Firewall Rules screen.

You can change an existing outbound firewall rule.

To change an outbound firewall rule:

1.Launch an Internet browser from a computer or WiFi device that is connected to the network.

2.Type http://www.routerlogin.net. A login screen displays.

3.Enter the user name and password for the modem router.

The user name is admin. The default password is password. The user name and password are case-sensitive.

4.Click the OK button.

The BASIC Home screen displays.

The following figure shows two rules in addition to the default rule.

Manage Firewall Rules, Port Forwarding, and Port Triggering

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