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Port Forwarding
Multiple connections are required by some applications, such as internet games,
video conferencing, Internet telephony, and others. These applications have
difficulties working through NAT (Network Address Translation). This section is
used to open multiple ports or a range of ports in your router and redirect data
through those ports to a single PC on your network.
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Enable
: Place a check in this box to enable the port forwarding rule.
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Name
: Assign a meaningful name to the virtual server, for example Web
Server. Several well-known types of virtual server are available from the
Application Name drop-down list. Selecting one of these entries fills some of
the remaining parameters with standard values for that type of server.
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IP Address
: Specify the IP address for the virtual server entry.
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TCP/UDP Ports
: Specify the TCP or UDP port numbers.
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Schedule
: Select a
schedule
,
Always,
or
Never
from the drop-down list. If
a schedule does not exist, you may create it in the Tools > Schedule section.
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Inbound
Filter
: Select an inbound filter from the drop-down list. If an
inbound filter does not exist, you may create it from Advanced > Inbound
Filter section.
Click on the
Save
button to insert the entry into the Port Forwarding list.
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Access Control
The Access Control section allows you to control access in and out of devices on
your network. Use this feature as Parental Controls to only grant access to
approved sites, limit web access based on time or dates, and/or block access
from applications such as peer-to-peer utilities or games.
When Access Control is disabled, every device on the LAN has unrestricted access
to the Internet. However, if you enable Access Control, Internet access is
restricted for those devices that have an Access Control Policy configured for
them. All other devices have unrestricted access to the Internet.
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Place a check in the
Enable Access Control
check box and then click on the
Add Policy
button. This will bring up the
Add New Policy
wizard.
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The wireless wizard will inform you that there are six major steps in the
process.
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Choose a unique name for your policy
o
Select a schedule
o
Select the machine to which the policy applies
o
Select filtering method
o
Configure web access logging
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Click on the
Next
button to continue.
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Specify a policy name and then click on the
Next
button to continue.
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Select a schedule from the drop-down list:
Always
or
Never
, or you may
define a new schedule. Click on the
Next
button to continue.
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Select a machine to which the policy applies.
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Address
Type
: Select the IP address or MAC address radio button.
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IP
Address
: If you selected IP address above, then specify the IP address
here.
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MAC Address
: If you need to change the MAC address of the router's WAN-
side Ethernet interface, either type in an alternate MAC address (for example,
the MAC address of the router initially connected to the ISP) or click on
Clone
Your PCs MAC Address
.
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Click on the
OK
button to insert the entry into the table.
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Click on the
Next
button to continue.
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Select a filtering method:
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Log
Web
Access
Only
: Select this radio but in order to log web access.
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Block
All
Access
: Select this radio but in order to block all web access.
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Block
Some
Access
: Select this radio but in order to block some web
access.
Click on the
Apply
button to store the changes.
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Website Filter
This is a type of parental control feature used to restrict certain websites form
being accessed through your network. These filters can be used for securing and
restricting your network.
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Website/URL/Domain
: Specify the web address that you would like to
filter. Do not use “http://”
Click on the
Save
button to store the changes.
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Schedules
Click on the
Schedules
link in the navigation menu. Schedules can be created for
use with enforcing rules. For example, if you want to restrict web access to Mon-
Fri from 3pm to 8pm, you could create a schedule selecting Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu,
and Fri and enter a Start Time of 3pm and End Time of 8pm.
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Name
: Specify a name for the schedule.
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Day(s)
: Select the days at which you would like the schedule to be effective.
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All Day – 24 hrs
: Place a check in this box if you would like the schedule to
be active for 24 hours.
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Start Time
: If you do not use the 24 hours option, you may specify a start
time.
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End Time
: If you do not use the 24 hours option, you may specify an end
time.
Click on the
Save
button to add this schedule into the list.
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