Reference Manual for the Model DG824M Wireless ADSL Modem Gateway

The parameters are:

Service

From this list, select the application or service to be allowed or blocked. The list already displays many common services, but you are not limited to these choices. Use the Add Services menu to add any additional services or applications that do not already appear.

Action

Choose how you would like this type of traffic to be handled. You can block or allow always, or you can choose to block or allow according to the schedule you have defined in the Schedule menu.

LAN Users

These settings determine which packets are covered by the rule, based on their source LAN IP address. Select the desired option:

Any All IP addresses are covered by this rule.

Address range If this option is selected, you must enter the "Start" and "Finish" fields.

Single address Enter the required address in the "Start" fields.

WAN Users

These settings determine which packets are covered by the rule, based on their destination WAN IP address. Select the desired option:

Any All IP addresses are covered by this rule.

Address range If this option is selected, you must enter the "Start" and "Finish" fields.

Single address Enter the required address in the "Start" fields.

Log

You can select whether the traffic will be logged. The choices are:

Never - no log entries will be made for this service.

Always - any traffic for this service type will be logged.

Match - traffic of this type which matches the parameters and action will be logged.

Not match - traffic of this type which does not match the parameters and action will be logged.

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