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Network Filters

Use MAC (Media Access Control) Filters to allow or deny LAN (Local Area Network) computers by their MAC addresses from accessing the Network. You

can either manually add a MAC address or select the MAC address from the list of clients that are currently connected to the Broadband Router.

Select

Turn.MAC.Filtering.Off

,

Turn.MAC.Filtering.ON.

and.ALLOW.computers.listed.to.access.the.network

, or

Turn.MAC.Filtering.ON.and.DENY.computers.listed.to.

access.the.network

from the drop-down menu.

Enter the MAC address you would like to filter.

To find the MAC address on a computer, please refer to the

Networking Basics section in this manual.

Select a DHCP client from the drop-down menu and click

<<

to copy that MAC Address.

Click to remove the MAC address.

Configure MAC

Filtering:

MAC Address:

DHCP Client:

Clear:

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Access Control

Click the

Add.Policy

button to start the Access

Control Wizard.

Add Policy:

The Access Control section allows you to control access in and out of your network. Use this feature as Parental Controls to only grant access to

approved sites, limit web access based on time or dates, and/or block access from applications like P2P utilities or games.

Click

Next

to continue with the wizard.

Access Control Wizard

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Enter a name for the policy and then click

Next

to continue.

Select a schedule (I.E. Always) from the drop-down menu and

then click

Next

to continue.

Enter the following information and then click

Next

to continue.

•

Address.Type

- Select IP address, MAC address, or Other

Machines.

•

IP.Address

- Enter the IP address of the computer you want

to apply the rule to.

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Select the filtering method and then click

Next

to continue.

If you selected

Apply.Advanced.Port.Filters

, then enter the rule:

.

Enable

- Check to enable the rule.

.

Name

- Enter a name for your rule.

.

Dest.IP.Start

- Enter the starting IP address.

.

Dest.IP.End

- Enter the ending IP address.

.

Protocol

- Select the protocol.

.

Dest.Port.Start

- Enter the starting port number.

.

Dest.Port.End

- Enter the ending port number.

To enable web logging, click

Enable

.

Click

Save

to save the access control rule.

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Website Filters are used to deny LAN computers from accessing specific web sites by the URL or domain. A URL is a specially formatted text string

that defines a location on the Internet. If any part of the URL contains the blocked word, the site will not be accessible and the web page will not

display. To use this feature, enter the text string to be blocked and click

Save.Settings

. The text to be blocked will appear in the list. To delete the

text, click

.Clear.the.List.Below

.

Website Filters

Select

Allow

or

Deny

.

Enter the keywords or URLs that you want

to allow or deny. Click

Save.Settings

.

Configure Website

Filter Below:

Website URL/Domain: