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3.

Click

Apply

to save your settings.

How to Restrict Wireless Access by MAC Address

To restrict access based on MAC addresses, follow these steps:

1.

Log in to the WPN824 firewall at its default LAN address of

with

its default user name of

admin

and default password of

password

, or using whatever LAN

address and password you have set up.

2.

Click

Wireless Settings

in the

Advanced

section of the main menu of the WPN824 firewall.

3.

From the Wireless Settings menu, click

Setup Access List

to display the Wireless Access

menu shown below.

Note:

If you use a wireless computer to configure WPA-PSK or WPA2-PSK settings, you

will be disconnected when you click

Apply

. You must then either configure your

wireless adapter to match the wireless router WPA settings or access the wireless

router from a wired computer to make any further changes.

Note:

When configuring the firewall from a wireless computer whose MAC address

is not in the Trusted PC list, if you select

Turn Access Control On

, you will

lose your wireless connection when you click on

Apply

. You must then access

the wireless router from a wired computer or from a wireless computer which

is on the access control list to make any further changes.

Figure 4-8

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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

WPN824 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 WPN824.

Figure 4-9

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 firewall. The computer

should then appear in the Attached Devices menu.

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Chapter 5

Content Filtering

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

WPN824 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 Wireless Router WPN824 provides you with Web content filtering options, plus

browser 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. The subheadings are described below:

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Blocking Access to Internet Sites

The WPN824 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

the figure below:

To enable keyword blocking, select either

Per Schedule

or

Always

, then click

Apply

. If you want

to block by schedule, be sure that a time period is specified in the Schedule menu (see

“Scheduling

When Blocking Will Be Enforced” on page 5-5

).

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

.

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.

Figure 5-1