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Figure 5-68 Quick Setup – Create an Advanced Schedule Entry



Schedule Description

- In this field, create a description for the schedule. Note that this

description should be unique (e.g. Schedule_1).



Day

- Choose Select Days and select the certain day (days), or choose Everyday.



Time

- Select "all day-24 hours" checkbox, or deselect the checkbox and specify the

Start Time and Stop Time manually.



Start Time

- Enter the start time in HHMM format (HHMM are 4 numbers). For example

0800 is 8:00.



Stop Time

- Enter the stop time in HHMM format (HHMM are 4 numbers). For example

2000 is 20:00.

4.

Click

Next

when finishing creating the advanced schedule entry. The next screen will appear

as shown in Figure 5-69.

Figure 5-69 Quick Setup – Create an Internet Access Control Entry



Rule

- In this field, create a name for the rule. Note that this name should be unique (e.g.

Rule_1).



Host

- In this field, select a host from the drop-down list for the rule. The default value is

the

Host Description

you set just now.

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

Target

- In this filed, select a target from the drop-down list for the rule.



Schedule

- In this field, select a schedule from the drop-down list for the rule.



Status

- In this field, there are two options,

Enabled

or

Disabled

. Select

Enabled

so

that the rule will take effect. Select

Disabled

so that the rule won't take effect.

5.

Click

Finish

to complete adding a new rule.

Method Two:

1.

Click the

Add New…

button and the next screen will pop up as shown in Figure 5-70.

2.

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

Rule Name

field.

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

Status

field, select

Enabled

or

Disabled

to enable or disable your entry.

7.

Click the

Save

button.

Figure 5-70 Add 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:

1.

Click the menu

Access Control

on the left. Select

Enable Internet Access Control

and

choose "

Allow the packets specified by any enabled access control policy to pass

through the router

".

2.

Click

Setup Wizard

button.

3.

Add a new host with the Host Description is Host_1 and MAC Address is 00-11-22-33-44-AA,

and click

Next

.

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4.

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

www.google.com, and click

Next

.

5.

Add a new schedule with the Schedule Description is Schedule_1, Day is Sat and Sun, Start

Time is 1800 and Stop Time is 2000, and click

Next

.

6.

Add a new rule with the Rule Description is Rule_1, Host is Host_1, Target is Target_1,

Schedule is Schedule_1, Status is Enabled, and click

Finish

.

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

5.13.2

Host

Choose menu “

Advanced

→

Access Control

→

Host

”, and then you can view and set a Host list in

the screen as shown in Figure 5-71. The host list is necessary for the Access Control Rule.

Figure 5-71 Host Settings



Host Description -

Displays the description of the host and this description is unique.



Information -

Displays the information about the host. It can be IP or MAC.



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.

1)

If you select IP Address, the screen is shown as Figure 5-72.



In

Host Description

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



In

LAN IP Address

field, enter the IP address.

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Figure 5-72 Add or Modify a Host Entry

2)

If you select MAC Address, the screen is shown as Figure 5-73.



In

Host Description

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



In

MAC Address

field, enter the MAC address.

Figure 5-73 Add or Modify a Host Entry

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 to return to the previous

page.

For example

: If you desire to restrict the internet activities of host with MAC address

00-11-22-33-44-AA, you should first follow the settings below:

1.

Click

Add New...

button in Figure 5-71 to enter the Add or Modify a Host Entry page.

2.

In

Mode

field, select MAC Address from the drop-down list.

3.

In

Host Description

field, create a

unique

description for the host (e.g. Host_1).

4.

In

MAC Address

field, enter 00-11-22-33-44-AA.

5.

Click

Save

to complete the settings.

Then you will go back to the Host Settings page and see the following list.

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5.13.3

Target

Choose menu “

Advanced

→

Access Control

→

Target

”, and then you can view and set a Target

list in the screen as shown in Figure 5-74. The target list is necessary for the Access Control Rule.

Figure 5-74 Target Settings



Target Description -

Displays the description about the target and this description is unique.



Information -

The target can be IP address, port, or domain name.



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 Mode field, select

IP Address

or

Domain Name

.

3.

If you select

IP Address

, the screen is shown as Figure 5-75.

Figure 5-75 Add or Modify an Access Target Entry

1)

In

Target Description

field, create a unique description for the target, e.g. Target_1.

2)

In

IP Address

field, enter the IP address of the target.

3)

Select a common service from

Common Service Port

drop-down list, so that the

Target

Port

will be automatically filled. If the

Common Service Port

drop-down list doesn’t

have the service you want, specify the

Target Port

manually.

4)

In

Protocol

field, select TCP, UDP, ICMP or ALL from the drop-down list.

4.

If you select

Domain Name

, the screen is shown as Figure 5-76.