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Hop Count
The number of hops (routers) to pass through to
reach the destination LAN.
Interface
The interface that go to the next hop (router).
Add a Rule
Fill in the "Destination LAN IP", "Subnet Mask
”
,
“
Default Gateway
”
, "Hop Count" and "Interface" of
the rule to be added and then click "Add". Then this
rule of Static Routing will be added into the "Static
Routing Table" below. If you find any typo before
adding it and want to retype again, just click
"Reset" and the fields will be cleared.
Remove a Rule
If you want to remove some routing rules from the
"Static Routing Table", select the rules you want to
remove in the table and then click "Delete Selected".
If you want remove all rules from the table, just
click "Delete All" button. Click "Reset" will clear
your current selections.
Click <
Apply>
at the bottom of the screen to save the above configurations. You can now
configure other advance sections or start using the router (with the advance settings in place)
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2.7 Firewall
The Broadband router provides extensive firewall protection by restricting connection parameters,
thus limiting the risk of hacker attack, and defending against a wide array of common Internet
attacks. However, for applications that require unrestricted access to the Internet, you can
configure a specific client/server as a Demilitarized Zone (DMZ).
Note
: To enable the Firewall settings select
Enable
and click
Apply
Parameters
Description
2.6.1 Access Control
Access Control allows you to specify which hosts users can or
cannot have access to certain Internet applications
2.6.2 URL Blocking
URL Blocking allow you to specify which URLs can not be
accessed by users.
2.6.3 DoS
The Broadband router's firewall can block common hacker
attacks and can log the attack activities.
2.6.4 DMZ
The DMZ function allows you to re-direct all packets going to
your WAN port IP address to a particular IP address in your LAN.
Click on one of the firewall selections and proceed to the manual
’
s relevant sub-section
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2.7.1 Access Control
If you want to restrict users from accessing certain Internet applications/services (e.g. Internet
websites, email, FTP etc.), then this is the place to set that configuration. Access Control allows
users to define the traffic type permitted in your LAN. You can control which PC client can have
access to these services.
Parameters
Description
Deny
If select
“
Deny
”
then all PCs will be allowed to
access Internet accept for the PCs in the list below.
Allow
If select
“
Allow
”
then all PCs will be denied to
access Internet accept for the PCs in the list below.
Filter client PCs by IP
Fill
“
IP Filtering Table
”
to filter PC clients by IP.
Add PC
You can click Add PC to add an access control rule
for users by IP addresses.
Remove PC
If you want to remove some PC from the "IP
Filtering Table", select the PC you want to remove
in the table and then click "Delete Selected". If you
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want remove all PCs from the table, just click
"Delete All" button.
Filter client PC by MAC address
Check
“
Enable MAC Filtering
”
to enable MAC
Filtering.
Add PC
Fill in
“
Client PC MAC Address
”
and
“
Comment
”
of the PC that is allowed to access the Internet, and
then click
“
Add
”
. If you find any typo before
adding it and want to retype again, just click
"Reset" and the fields will be cleared.
Remove PC
If you want to remove some PC from the "MAC
Filtering Table", select the PC you want to remove
in the table and then click "Delete Selected". If you
want remove all PCs from the table, just click
"Delete All" button. If you want to clear the
selection and re-select again, just click
“
Reset
”
.
You can now configure other advance sections or start using the router (with the advance settings
in place)
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Add PC
Parameters
Description
Client PC Description
The description for this client PC rule.
Client PC IP Addresses
Enter the IP address range that you wish to apply this
Access Control rule. This is the user
’
s IP address(es)
that you wish to setup an Access Control rule.
Note:
You need to give your LAN PC clients a
fixed/static IP address for the Access Control rule to
work properly.
Client PC Service
You can block the clients from accessing some
Internet services by checking the services you want
to block.
Protocol
This allows you to select UDP, TCP or both
protocol type you want to block.
Port Range
It can be assign up to five port ranges. The router
will block clients from accessing Internet services
that use these ports.
Apply Changes
Click
“
Apply Changes
”
to save the setting.
Reset
Click
“
Reset
”
to clear all fields.
Click <
Apply Changes>
at the bottom of the screen to save the above configurations. You can
now configure other advance sections or start using the router (with the advance settings in place)