Security Configuration

"Members" Button

Click this button to add or remove members from the current Group.

•If the current group is "Default", then members can not be added or deleted. This group contains PCs not allocated to any other group.

•To remove PCs from the Default Group, assign them to an- other Group.

•To assign PCs to the Default Group, delete them from the Group they are currently in.

See the following section for details of the Group Members screen.

Internet Access

Restrictions

Select the desired options for the current group:

 

• None - Nothing is blocked. Use this to create the least restric-

 

tive group.

 

• Block all Internet access - All traffic via the WAN port is

 

blocked. Use this to create the most restrictive group.

 

• Block selected Services - You can select which Services are to

 

block. Use this to gain fine control over the Internet access for

 

a group.

 

 

Block by Schedule

If Internet access is being blocked, you can choose to apply the

 

blocking only during scheduled times. (If access is not blocked, no

 

Scheduling is possible, and this setting has no effect.)

 

 

Services

This lists all defined Services. Select the Services you wish to

 

block. To select multiple services, hold the CTRL key while

 

selecting. (On the Macintosh, hold the SHIFT key rather than

 

CTRL.)

 

 

Buttons

 

Members

Click this button to add or remove members from the current

 

Group.

 

If the current group is "Default", then members can not be added or

 

deleted. This group contains PCs not allocated to any other group.

 

See the following section for details of the Group Members screen.

 

 

Save

Save the data on screen.

 

 

Cancel

Reverse any changes made since the last "Save".

 

 

View Log

Click this to open a sub-window where you can view the "Access

 

Control" log. This log shows attempted Internet accesses which

 

have been blocked by the Access Control feature.

 

 

Clear Log

Click this to clear and restart the "Access Control" log, making new

 

entries easier to read.

 

 

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VPN Firewall Router, TW100-BRV204 specifications

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