Access Control Setting

This access control enables you to define access restrictions, set up protocol and IP filters, create virtual servers, define

access for special applications such as games, and set firewall rules.

Filter

Using filter to deny or allow the users to access.

Five types of filters to select: MAC, IP Filter, URL blocking, Domain

blocking and Protocol filter.

MAC Filters

Figure 51.

MAC Filter:

Enables you to allow or deny Internet access to users within the LAN based upon the MAC address of their

network interface. Click the radio button next to Disabled to disable the MAC filter.

Disable:

Disable the MAC filter function.

Allow:

Only allow computers with MAC address listed in the MAC Table.

Deny:

Computers in the MAC Table are denied Internet access.

MAC Table:

Use this section to create a user profile which Internet access is denied or allowed.

The user profiles are

listed in the table at the bottom of the page.

(Note: Click anywhere in the item. Once the line is selected, the fields

automatically load the item's parameters, which you can edit.)

Name:

Type the name of the user to be permitted/denied access.

MAC Address:

Type the MAC address of the user's network interface.

Add:

Click to add the user to the list at the bottom of the page.

Update:

Click to update information for the user, if you have changed any of the fields.

Delete:

Select a user from the table at the bottom of the list and click to remove the user profile.

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Clear

: Click to erase all fields and enter new information.

IP Filters

The IP filter function enables you to define a minimum and maximum IP address range filter; all IP addresses falling within

the range are not allowed Internet access.

The IP filter profiles are listed in the table at the bottom of the page. (Note:

Click anywhere in the item. Once the line is selected, the fields automatically load the item's parameters, which you can

edit.)

Figure 52.

Enable:

Click to enable or disable the IP address filter function.

Range Start:

Type the minimum address for the IP range. IP addresses falling between this value and the Range End

are not allowed to access the Internet.

Range End:

Type the minimum address for the IP range. IP addresses falling between this value and the Range Start are

not allowed to access the Internet.

Add:

Click to add the IP range to the table at the bottom of the screen.

Update:

Click to update information for the range if you have selected a list item and have made changes.

Delete:

Select a list item and click Delete to remove the item from the list.

Clear:

Click to erase all fields and enter new information.

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URL Blocking

You could enable URL blocking to deny the users from accessing the specified URL.

Add those specified URL in the text

box.

Figure 53

Enable / Disable:

Enable or Disable the URL blocking function of the WLAN Router.

Add:

Click to add the specific URL to the URL blocking list.

Delete:

Selected a URL from the blocking list then click the

Delete

button to remove the URL from the URL Blocking list.

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Domain Blocking

You could specify the domains that allow users to access or deny by clicking one of the two items.

Also, add the

specified domains in the text box.

Figure 54.

Disable:

Disable the Domain Blocking function.

Allow:

Allow users to access all domains except “Blocking Domains”.

Deny:

Deny users to access all domains except “Permitted Domains”.

Blocked/Permitted Domains:

List domains you will Blocked or Permitted.

Apply:

Click to add domain to the Blocked/Permitted Domains list.

Del:

Select a user from the table at the bottom of the list and click Del to remove the user profile.

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Protocol Filters

This protocol filter enables you to allow and deny access based upon a communications protocol list you create. The

protocol filter profiles are listed in the table at the bottom of the page.

Note: When selecting items in the table at the bottom, click anywhere in the item. The line is selected, and the fields

automatically load the item's parameters, which you can edit.

Figure 55.

Enable:

Click to enable or disable the Protocol filter.

Name:

Type the name of the user to be denied access.

Protocol:

Select a protocol (TCP, UDP or ICMP) to use for the virtual server.

Port:

Type the port range of the protocol.

Add:

Click to add the protocol filter to the table at the bottom of the screen.

Update:

Click to update information for the protocol filter if user have selected a list item and have made changes.

Delete:

Select a list item and click Delete to remove the item from the list.

Clear:

Click to erase all fields and enter new information.

Virtual Server

The virtual server function enables users to create a virtual server via the WLAN Router. If the WLAN Router is set as a

virtual server, remote users requesting Web or FTP services through the WAN are directed to local servers in the LAN.

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