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Remote Management IP Address

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This is the current address you will use when

accessing your Router from the Internet. This function is disabled when the IP

address is set to the default value of 0.0.0.0. To enable this function change 0.0.0.0 to

a valid IP address. If set to 255.255.255.255, then all the hosts can access the Router

from internet.

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Note:

1)

To access the Router, you should type your Router's WAN IP address into your

browser's address (in IE) or Location (in Navigator) box, followed by a colon and the

custom port number. For example, if your Router's WAN address is 202.96.12.8,

and the port number used is 8080, please enter

in your

browser. Later, you may be asked for the Router's password. After successfully

entering the username and password, you will be able to access the Router's

web-based utility.

2)

Be sure to change the Router's default password to a very secure password

.

4.10 Access Control

Figure 4-43 Access Control

There are four submenus under the Access Control menu as shown in Figure 4-43:

Rule

,

Host

,

Target

and

Schedule

. Click any of them, and you will be able to configure the

corresponding function.

Please Note: The internet loading will be slow down when under

“

Access Control

”

due to all TCP contents of the website will be examine by RNX-N300RT under the

set rules.

4.10.1 Rule

Choose menu “

Access Control

→

Rule

”, you can view and set Access Control rules in

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the screen as shown in Figure 4-44.

Figure 4-44

Access Control Rule Management

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Enable Internet Access Control -

Select the check box to enable the Internet

Access Control function, so the Default Filter Policy can take effect.

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Rule Name -

Here displays the name of the rule and this name is unique.

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Host -

Here displays the host selected in the corresponding rule.

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Target -

Here displays the target selected in the corresponding rule.

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Schedule -

Here displays the schedule selected in the corresponding rule.

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Action -

Here displays the action the Router takes to deal with the packets. It could

be

Allow

or

Deny

.

Allow

means that the Router permits the packets to go through

the Router.

Deny

means that the Router rejects the packets to go through the Router.

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Status -

This field displays the status of the rule.

Enabled

means the rule will take

effect,

Disabled

means the rule will not take effect.

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Modify -

Here you can edit or delete an existing rule.

To add a new rule, please follow the steps below.

1. Click the

Add New…

button and the next screen will pop-up as shown in Figure 4-45.

2.

Give a name (e.g. Rule_1) for the rule in the

Rule Name

field.

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3.

Select a host from the

Host

drop-down list or choose “

Click Here To Add New Host

List

”.

4.

Select a target from the

Target

drop-sown list or choose “

Click Here To Add New

Target List

”.

5.

Select a schedule from the

Schedule

drop-down list or choose “

Click Here To Add

New Schedule

”.

6. In the

Action

field, select

Deny

or

Allow

.

7. In the

Status

field, select

Enabled

or

Disabled

to enable or disable your entry.

8. Click the

Save

button.

Click the

Enable All

button to enable all the rules in the list.

Click the

Disable All

button to disable all the rules in the list.

Click the

Delete All

button to delete all the entries in the table.

You can change the entry’s order as desired. Fore entries are before hind entries. Enter

the ID number in the first box you want to move and another ID number in second box you

want to move to, and then click the

Move

button to change the entry’s order.

Click the

Next

button to go to the next page, or click the

Previous

button return to the

previous page.

Figure 4-45

Add or Modify Internet Access Control Entry

For example

: If you desire to allow the host with MAC address 00-11-22-33-44-AA to

access

www.google.com

only from

18:00

to

20:00

on

Saturday and Sunday

, and forbid

other hosts in the LAN to access the Internet, you should follow the settings below:

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1. Click “

Access Control

→

Host

” in the left to enter the Host Settings page. Add a

new entry with the Host Description is Host_1 and MAC Address is

00-11-22-33-44-AA.

2. Click “

Access Control

→

Target

” in the left to enter the Target Settings page.

Add a new entry with the Target Description is Target_1 and Domain Name is

www.google.com.

3. Click “

Access Control

→

Schedule

” in the left to enter the Schedule Settings

page. Add a new entry with the Schedule Description is Schedule_1, Day is Sat

and Sun, Start Time is 1800 and Stop Time is 2000.

4. Click “

Access Control

→

Rule

” in the left to return to the Access Control Rule

Management page. Select “

Enable Internet Access Control

” and choose "Deny

the packets not specified by any access control policy to pass through the

Router".

5. Click

Add New...

button to add a new rule as follows:

z

In

Rule Name

field, create a name for the rule. Note that this name should

be unique, for example Rule_1.

z

In

Host

field, select Host_1.

z

In

Target

field, select Target_1.

z

In

Schedule

field, select Schedule_1.

z

In

Action

field, select Allow.

z

In

Status

field, select Enable.

z

Click

Save

to complete the settings.

Then you will go back to the Access Control Rule Management page and see the

following list.

4.10.2 Host

Choose menu “

Access Control

→

Host

”, you can view and set a Host list in the screen

as shown in Figure 4-46. The host list is necessary for the Access Control Rule.

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Figure 4-46

Host Settings

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Host Description -

Here displays the description of the host and this description is

unique.

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Information -

Here displays the information about the host. It can be IP or MAC.

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Modify -

To modify or delete an existing entry.

To add a new entry, please follow the steps below.

1.

Click the

Add New…

button.

2.

In the

Mode

field, select IP Address or MAC Address.

z

If you select IP Address, the screen shown is Figure 4-47.

1) In

Host Description

field, create a unique description for the host (e.g. Host_1).

2)

In

LAN IP Address

field, enter the IP address.

z

If you select MAC Address, the screen shown is Figure 4-48.

1)

In

Host Description

field, create a unique description for the host (e.g. Host_1).

2)

In

MAC Address

field, enter the MAC address.

3.

Click the

Save

button to complete the settings.

Click the

Delete All

button to delete all the entries in the table.

Click the

Next

button to go to the next page, or click the

Previous

button return to the

previous page.

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