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High Performance Wireless-N Router
Linksys E3000
Chapter 3: Advanced Configuration
Access Restrictions > Internet Access
Internet Access Policy
Access Policy
Access can be managed by a policy° Use
the settings on this screen to establish an access policy
(after
Save Settings
is clicked)° Selecting a policy from
the drop-down menu will display that policy’s settings°
To delete a policy, select that policy’s number and click
Delete This Policy
° To view all the policies, click
Summary
°
Summary
The policies are listed with the following information: No°,
Policy Name, Access, Days, Time, and status (Enabled)° To
enable a policy, select
Enabled
° To delete a policy, click
Delete
° Click
Save Settings
to save your changes, or click
Cancel Changes
to clear your changes° To return to the
Internet Access Policy
screen, click
Close
°
Status
Policies are disabled by default° To enable a policy,
select the policy number from the drop-down menu, and
select
Enabled
°
To create a policy, follow steps 1-11° Repeat these steps to
create additional policies, one at a time°
1° Select a number from the
Access Policy
drop-down
menu°
2°
Enter a Policy Name in the field provided°
3°
To enable this policy, select
Enabled
°
4° Click
Edit List
to select which PCs will be affected by the
policy° The
List of PCs
screen appears° You can select a PC
by MAC address or IP address° You can also enter a range
of IP addresses if you want this policy to affect a group
of PCs° After making your changes, click
Save Settings
to apply your changes, or click
Cancel Changes
to clear
your changes° Then click
Close
°
List of PCs
5° Select
the
appropriate
option,
Deny
or
Allow
,
depending on whether you want to block or allow
Internet access for the PCs you listed on the
List of PCs
screen°
6° Decide which days and what times you want this
policy to be enforced° Select the individual days during
which the policy will be in effect, or select
Everyday
°
Then enter a range of hours and minutes during which
the policy will be in effect, or select
24 Hours
°
7° You can block websites with specific URL addresses°
Enter each URL in a separate
Website Blocking by URL
Address
field°
8°
You can also block websites using specific keywords°
Enter each keyword in a separate
Website Blocking by
Keyword
field°
9° You can filter access to various services accessed
over the Internet, such as FTP or telnet° (You
can block up to three applications per policy°)
From the Applications list, select the application you
want to block° Then click the
>>
button to move it to
the Blocked List° To remove an application from the
Blocked List, select it and click the
<<
button°
10° If the application you want to block is not listed or you
want to edit a service’s settings, enter the application’s
name in the
Application Name
field° Enter its range
in the
Port Range
fields° Select its protocol from the
Protocol
drop-down menu° Then click
Add
°
To modify a service, select it from the Application list°
Change its name, port range, and/or protocol setting°
Then click
Modify
°
To delete a service, select it from the Application list°
Then click
Delete
°
11° Click
Save Settings
to save the policy’s settings, or
click
Cancel Changes
to clear the changes°