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HG232f 300Mbps Wireless Router
User Guide
5 Configuring Frequently Used Functions
5-9
Through the MAC address filtering function of the router, the preceding requirements
can be met after you enter the MAC addresses of the computers to be controlled.
The MAC address filtering function controls the option of whether to allow a computer
connected to the router to access the Internet. The wireless MAC filtering function controls
the option of whether to allow a computer to be connected to the router through a wireless
network.
Configuration Example
If you buy a computer for a young child and wish to restrict the Internet access period of
the child for all periods except 19:00 to 20:00 each evening while preventing your own
computer from being restricted, you can use the blacklist mode of the MAC address
filtering function.
Suppose the MAC address of the computer of your child is
00:11:09:11:04:DD
.
You need to create the following two filtering rules:
Rule 1: From 00:00 to 18:59 each day, restrict the computer whose MAC address is
00:11:09:11:04:DD
from accessing the Internet. The name of this rule is
rule1
.
Rule 2: From 19:59 to 23:59 each day, restrict the computer whose MAC address is
00:11:09:11:04:DD
from accessing the Internet. The name of this rule is
rule2
.
The configuration procedure is as follows:
Step 1
Log in to the web-based configuration utility.
Step 2
In the navigation tree, choose
Advanced
>
SNTP
.
The network time configuration page is then displayed.
Step 3
Select
Enable auto synchronization with network time
.
Step 4
Select a time service address for
Time server 1
.
For example, you can select
clock.fmt.he.net
.
Step 5
Select your time zone for
Time zone
.
For example, if you are in China, you can select
(GMT+08:00) Beijing, Chongqing,
Hong Kong, Urumqi
.
Step 6
Click
Submit
.
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Step 7
In the navigation tree, choose
Advanced
>
Filter
The filter page is then displayed.
Step 8
Click
MAC Filter
.
Step 9
Click
New
.
Step 10
Set the following parameters based on rule 1.
Rule name: rule1
Source MAC address: 00:11:09:11:04:DD
Time control: Enable
Start time: 00:00
End time: 18:59
Effective day: Select from Monday to Sunday.
Status: Reject
Step 11
Click
Submit
.
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Step 12
Click
New
.
Step 13
Set the following parameters based on rule 2.
Rule name: rule2
Source MAC address: 00:11:09:11:04:DD
Time control: Enable
Start time: 19:59
End time: 23:59
Effective day: Select from Monday to Sunday.
Status: Reject
Step 14
Click
Submit
.
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To delete a rule, select the desired rule from the rule list. In the
Remove
column, select the
rule, and then click
Remove
.
5.5 Prohibiting Computers from Accessing Specified
Web Sites
Function Overview
You can restrict computers from accessing specified web sites or restrict computers to
access only specified web sites.
Through the Uniform Resource Locator (URL) filtering function of the router, the
preceding requirements can be met after you enter the addresses of the web sites to be
controlled.
Configuration Example
If the contents of the web site
www.*.com
(* indicates any domain name that you specify)
are not suitable for browsing and you wish to prevent your family from browsing this
web site, you can use the URL filtering function to prohibit this web site from being
accessed.
The configuration procedure is as follows:
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Step 1
Log in to the web-based configuration utility.
Step 2
In the navigation tree, choose
Advanced
>
Filter
The filter page is then displayed.
Step 3
Click
URL Filter
.
Step 4
Click
New
.
Step 5
In
URL
, enter
www.*.com
.
Step 6
Select
Reject
for
Status
.
Step 7
Click
Submit
.
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To delete a rule, select the desired rule from the rule list. In the
Remove
column, select the
rule, and then click
Remove
.
5.6 Setting the Available Bandwidth of a Computer
Function Overview
The router provides traffic management function to control the bandwidth used by a
computer for accessing the Internet. Through different bandwidth control rules, the
router can implement the following bandwidth control functions:
Ensuring the bandwidth used by a specified computer for accessing the Internet is
not less than a specified bandwidth so that the computer can access the Internet at a
required rate
Restricting the bandwidth used by a specified computer for accessing the Internet to
a specified bandwidth so that this computer cannot use excessive bandwidth and the
Internet access rates of other computer s are not affected
You can configure a maximum of eight bandwidth control rules for eight computer s. The
eight computer s can be connected to the router through a wired Ethernet network or a
WLAN.

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