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4.

Select the

Turn Access Control On

check box.

5.

Click

Add

to add a wireless device to the wireless access control list. The Wireless Card

Access Setup dialog displays.

6.

In the Available Wireless Cards list, either select from the list of available wireless cards the

WNR854T has found in your area, or enter the MAC address and device name for a device

you plan to use. You can usually find the MAC address printed on the wireless adapter.

7.

Click

Add

to add this wireless device to the Wireless Card Access List. The screen changes

back to the list screen.

8.

Repeat

step 5

to

step 7

for each additional device you wish to add to the list.

9.

Be sure to click

Apply

to save your Wireless Card Access List settings.

Now, only devices on this list will be allowed to wirelessly connect to the WNR854T.

Figure 2-8

Note:

You can copy and paste the MAC addresses from the router’s Attached Devices

menu into the MAC Address box of this menu. To do this, configure each

wireless computer to obtain a wireless link to the wireless router. The

computer should then appear in the Attached Devices menu.

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Chapter 3

Content Filtering

This chapter describes how to use the content filtering features of the RangeMax NEXT Wireless

Router Gigabit Edition Model WNR854T to protect your network. These features can be found by

clicking on the Content Filtering heading in the Main Menu of the browser interface.

Content Filtering Overview

The RangeMax NEXT Wireless Router Gigabit Edition Model WNR854T provides you with Web

content filtering options, plus browsing activity reporting and instant alerts via e-mail. Parents and

network administrators can establish restricted access policies based on time of day, Web

addresses and Web address keywords. You can also block Internet access by applications and

services, such as chat or games.

To configure these features of your router, click on the subheadings under the Content Filtering

heading in the Main Menu of the browser interface at

. The subheadings

are described below:

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Blocking Access to Internet Sites

The RangeMax NEXT Wireless Router allows you to restrict access based on Web addresses and

Web address keywords. Up to 255 entries are supported in the Keyword list. The Block Sites menu

is shown in

Figure 3-1

below:

To enable keyword blocking:

1.

Select either “Per Schedule” or “Always”

2.

Click

Apply

.

3.

If you want to block by schedule, be sure to specify a time period in the Schedule menu, as

described in

“Scheduling When Blocking Will Be Enforced” on page 3-6

.

To add a keyword or domain, type it in the Keyword box, click

Add Keyword

, then click

Apply

.

To delete a keyword or domain, select it from the list, click

Delete Keyword

, then click

Apply

.

Figure 3-1

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Keyword application examples:

•

If the keyword “XXX” is specified, the URL <http://www.badstuff.com/xxx.html> is blocked.

•

If the keyword “.com” is specified, only Web sites with other domain suffixes (such as .edu or

.gov) can be viewed.

•

If you wish to block all Internet browsing access during a scheduled period, enter the keyword

“.” and set the schedule in the Schedule menu.

To specify a Trusted User:

1.

Enter that computer’s IP address in the Trusted User box.

2.

Click

Apply

.

You may specify one Trusted User, which is a computer that will be exempt from blocking and

logging. Since the Trusted User will be identified by an IP address, you should configure that

computer with a fixed IP address.

Blocking Access to Internet Services

The RangeMax NEXT Wireless Router allows you to block the use of certain Internet services by

computers on your network. This is called service blocking or port filtering. The Block Services

menu is shown below:

Figure 3-2