Actiontec MI424-WR-Rev-F Router Manual PDF (Setup & Configuration Guide)

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Click

2.

Add

in the “Networked computer/Device” column. The “Add Access

Control Rule” screen appears.

If this access control rule applies to all networked devices, select “Any” from

3.

the “Networked Computer/Device” list box. If this rule applies to certain

devices only, select “User Defined” and click

Add

. Then, in the “Edit Network

Object” screen, add a network object (for more details about adding

network objects, see the “Advanced Settings” chapter of this manual).

Select the Internet protocol to be blocked from the “Protocol” drop-

4.

down list.

If this rule will be active continuously, select

5.

Always

from the “When should

this rule occur?” drop-down list. If the rule will only be active at certain times,

select “User Defined” and click

Add

. Then, add a schedule rule (for more

details about schedule rules, see the “Advanced Settings” chapter of

this manual).

Note:

Make sure the FiOS Router’s date and time settings for your time zone are

set correctly for schedule rules to function properly.

Click

6.

Apply

to save the changes. The Access Control screen will display a

summary of the access control rule.

Note:

To block a service that is not included in the list, select “User Defined”

from the Protocol drop-down menu. The “Edit Service” screen appears. Define

the service, then click Apply. The service will then be automatically added to the

top section of the “Add Access Control Rule” screen, and will be selectable.

The user may disable an access control and the service made available without

having to remove the service from the Access Control table. This may be useful

to make the service available only temporarily, with the expectation that the

restriction will be reinstated later.

To temporarily disable an access control, clear the check box next to the

•

network computer/device.

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To reinstate the restriction at a later time, select the check box next to the

•

network computer/device.

To remove an access restriction from the Access Control table, click

•

Remove

for the service. The service will be removed from the Access Control table.

Note:

When Web Filtering is enabled, HTTP services cannot be blocked by

access control.

4.2e

Port Forwarding

Activating “Port Forwarding” allows the network to be exposed to the Internet

in certain limited and controlled ways, enabling some applications to work from

the local network (game, voice, and chat applications, for example), as well

as allowing Internet access to servers in the local network. To set this up on a

networked device, locate the device in the My Network column, then click

Port

Forwarding

. The “Port Forwarding” screen appears.

To set up basic port forwarding:

Click the arrow next to “IP Address forward to or select from menu” to

1.

display

a menu and either enter the IP address of the item to port forward

from, or choose an item from the drop-down menu.

Click the arrow next to “Application to forward…” and select a pre-

2.

configured application from the drop-down menu.

Click

3.

Add

. The new port forwarding rule appears in the “Applied rules” table

at the bottom of the screen.

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To set up advanced port forwarding (custom ports):

Click the arrow next to “Application to forward…” and select

1.

Custom Ports

from the drop-down menu.

Enter the host name (from the drop-down list) or local IP address of the

2.

computer providing the service in the “Specify IP” text box. Note that only

one local network computer can be assigned to provide a specific service

or application.

Click

3.

Advanced

.

Select the Internet protocol to be provided from the “Protocol” drop-down

4.

list.

Depending on the protocol selected, additional options appear in

the screen.

Select the connection with which this port forwarding rule will be active

5.

from the “WAN Connection Type” drop-down list.

To select a port to forward communications to (this is optional), select

6.

“Specify” from the “Forward to Port” drop-down list, then, in the text box

that appears, enter the port number. If no port is identified, select “Same as

Incoming Port.”

If this port will be active all the time, select “Always” from the “Schedule”

7.

drop-down list. If the rule will only be active at certain times, select “User

Defined” and click

Add

. Then, add a schedule rule (for more details about

schedule rules, see the “Advanced Settings” chapter of this manual).

If source and destination ports need to be specified, select Specify from the

8.

drop-down menu list (by clicking on the appropriate arrow), then entering

the port numbers.

Click

9.

Apply

to save the changes. The new port forwarding rule appears in

the “Applied rules” table at the bottom of the screen.

Note:

Some applications, such as FTP, TFTP, PPTP, and H323, require the support

of special specific Application Level Gateway (ALG) modules to work inside the

local network. Data packets associated with the aforementioned applications

contain information that allows them to be routed correctly. An ALG is needed

to handle these packets and ensure they reach their intended destinations. The

FiOS Router is equipped with a robust list of ALG modules, enabling maximum

functionality in the local network. The ALG is automatically assigned based on

the destination port.

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4.2f

View Device Details

To view information about a networked device, or to test a device’s connection,

locate the device in the My Network column, then click

View Device Details

.

The “Device Information” screen appears.

Click

1.

Test Connectivity

. The “Diagnostics” screen appears.

The FiOS Router automatically runs a ping test, and the results are displayed

2.

in the Diagnostics screen.

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4.2g

Rename This Device

To rename a networked device, locate the device in the My Network column,

then click

Rename This Device

. The “Rename Device” screen appears.

Enter the new name of the device in the “New Name” text box and, if needed,

select a new icon for the device from the “New Icon” drop-down list.

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