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Section

Field Description

Tod Filter

Add

Allows you to add a new Time of Day access filter or rule.

Enter the name of the filter and click the

Add

key to add the

filter to the list. Time of Day rules are used to restrict Internet

access based on the day and time.

Remove

Removes the selected filter from the Time of Day filter list

Schedule

Days to Block

Allows you to control access based on days of the week

Time to Block

Allows you to control access based on time of day

Access Restrictions > User Setup

Use the Access Restrictions User Setup page to set up additional accounts and user

profiles for household members. Each profile can be assigned customized levels of

Internet access as defined by the access rules assigned to that user's profile.

Important:

These additional accounts do not grant administrative access to the

gateway.

Note:

Once you define and enable user profiles, each user must sign-on each time

they wish to access the Internet. The user can sign-on when the pop-up sign-on

screen appears in their Web browser. The user must enter their correct user name

and password in order to gain Internet access.

Select the

User Setup

tab to open the Access Restrictions User Setup page.

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Access Restrictions User Setup Page Description

Use the descriptions and instructions in the following table to configure the user

setup for your residential gateway. After you make your selections, click

Save

Settings

to apply your changes or

Cancel Changes

to cancel.

Section

Field Description

User

Configure

Add User

Allows you to add a new user profile. Enter the name of the user and click the

Add User

button to add the user to the list.

User Settings

Allows you to edit a user profile by using the drop-down menu to edit a user profile. The

drop-down menu allows you to recall the profile to be edited. User names and passwords

are case-sensitive.

Make sure to check the

Enable

box to activate the user profile. If a profile is not active, that

user will not have any access to the Internet.

To remove a user profile, use the drop-down menu to select the user to be removed and

click the

Remove User

button.

Password

Enter the selected user's password in this field. Each user must enter their User Name and

Password each time they use the Internet. User names and passwords are case-sensitive.

Note:

The residential gateway will allow each user access to the Internet, subject to the

rules selected on this page for that user.

Re-Enter Password

Re-enter the same password for confirmation of the password in the previous field.

Trusted User

Check this box if the currently selected user is to be designated a trusted user. Trusted

users are not subject to Internet access rules.

Content Rule

Select the Content Rule for the current user profile. Content Rules must first be defined by

going to the Rules Configuration page. You can access the Rule Configuration page by

clicking on the “Basic Rules” tab on this page.

Time Access Rule

Select the Time Access Rule for the current user profile. Time Access Rules must first be

defined by going to the Time of Day Rules page. You can access the Time of Day Rules

page by clicking on the “Time of Day Rules” tab on this page.

Session Duration

1440 minutes [Factory default when a user is created. Otherwise, it is 0 (zero)].

Enter the amount of time in minutes that the user will be granted Internet access beginning

at the time they sign on using their User Name and Password.

Note:

Set the Session Duration to 0 (zero) to prevent session timeout.

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Field Description

Inactivity Time

60 minutes [Factory default when a user is created. Otherwise, it is 0 (zero)].

Enter the amount of time during a user session where there is no Internet access activity,

indicating that the user is no longer online. If the inactivity timer is triggered, the user

session will be closed automatically. In order to regain Internet access, the user must log in

again with their User Name and Password.

Note:

Set the Inactivity time value to 0 (zero) to prevent session timeout.

Access Restrictions > Local Log

This page allows you to track, by user, any attempts made by that user to access

Internet sites that are restricted. From this page you can also view events captured

by the parental control event-reporting feature.

Select the

Local Log

tab to open the Access Restrictions Local Log page.

The following illustration is an example of the Access Restrictions Local Log page.

Section

Field Description

Local Log

Parental Control - Event

Log

Last Occurence

Displays the time of the most recent attempt to access a

restricted Internet site

Action

Displays the action taken by the system

Target

Displays the URL of the restricted site

User

Displays the user who attempted a restricted site

Source

Displays the IP address of the PC that was used when

attempting to access a restricted website

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Configure Applications and Gaming

Overview

Most well-known Internet applications are supported by Application Layer

Gateways (ALGs). ALGs automatically adjust the gateway firewall to allow data to

pass without making any custom settings. We recommend that you test your

application before making changes in this section.

Applications & Gaming > Port Filtering

Use this window to configure transmission control protocol (TCP) and user

datagram protocol (UDP) port filters. These filters prevent a range of TCP/UDP

ports from accessing the Internet. You can also prevent PCs from sending outgoing

TCP/UDP traffic to the WAN on specific IP port numbers. This filter is not IP

address- or MAC address- specific. The system blocks the specified port ranges for

all PCs.

Select the

Port Filtering

tab to open the Applications & Gaming Port Filtering page.

Applications and Gaming Port Filtering Page Description

Use the descriptions and instructions in the following table to configure the port

filtering for applications and gaming features used on your residential gateway.

Click the

Enable

checkbox to enable port forwarding for the relevant application.

After you make your selections, click

Save Settings

to apply your changes or

Cancel

Changes

to cancel.

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Section

Field Description

Port Filtering

Start Port:

This is the beginning of the port range. Enter the beginning of the

range of port numbers (external ports) used by the server or Internet

application. Check with the software documentation of the Internet

application for more information if necessary.

End Port:

This is the end of the port range. Enter the end of the range of port

numbers (external ports) used by the server or Internet application.

Check with the software documentation of the Internet application

for more information if necessary.

Protocol

Select one of the following protocols:



TCP



UDP



Both

Enable:

Check this box to enable filtering on the specified ports.

Applications & Gaming > Port Range Forwarding

Important:

The gateway normally implements a feature called Port Translation. Port

Translation monitors what ports are actually being used by your PCs or other

devices on your LAN. This monitoring provides an added level of security beyond

what the firewall provides. However, there are some applications that require the

gateway to use specific ports to connect over the Internet.

Use Port Range Forwarding to forward ports from the public Internet to specific IP

addresses in your local network. Select the

Port Range Forwarding

tab to open the

Applications & Gaming Port Range Forwarding page.

For the Start and End Port, select a port from the recommended 49152 - 65535 range.

Keep in mind that ports used are program specific so check which ones the program

requires to be forwarded. Type the port number or range in both boxes. In the IP

Address box type the name of the computer’s IP address to which this is to apply.

Note:

Port Range Forwarding continually exposes the selected ports to the public

Internet. This means that the gateway’s firewall is no longer active on these ports.

The device with the forwarding IP address can be exposed to hacker attacks while

the port range is being forwarded.