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Click the

Save

button to save your settings.



Note:

If your PC is blocked but you want to access the Router again, use a pin to press and hold the

WPS/RESET

±

button

(hole) on the back panel for about 5 seconds to reset the Router’s factory

defaults on the Router’s Web-Based Utility.

4.9.4 Remote Management

Choose menu “

Security

→

Remote Management

”, you can configure the Remote Management

function in the screen as shown in Figure 4-41. This feature allows you to manage your Router

from a remote location via the Internet.

Figure 4-41

Remote Management



Web Management Port -

Web browser access normally uses the standard HTTP service

port 80. This Router's default remote management web port number is 80. For greater

security, you can change the remote management web port to a custom port by entering that

number in the box provided. Choose a number between 1 and 65534 but do not use the

number of any common service port.



Remote Management IP Address

-

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.



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

http://202.96.12.8:8080

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

.

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4.10 Parental Control

Choose menu “

Parental Control

”, and you can configure the parental control in the screen as

shown in Figure 4-42. The Parental Control function can be used to control the internet activities

of the child, limit the child to access certain websites and restrict the time of surfing.

Figure 4-42

Parental Control Settings



Parental Control -

Check

Enable

if you want this function to take effect, otherwise check

Disable

.



MAC Address of Parental PC -

In this field, enter the MAC address of the controlling PC, or

you can make use of the

Copy To Above

button below.



MAC Address of Your PC -

This field displays the MAC address of the PC that is managing

this Router. If the MAC Address of your adapter is registered, you can click the Copy To

Above button to fill this address to the MAC Address of Parental PC field above.



Website Description -

Description of the allowed website for the PC controlled.



Schedule

-

The time period allowed for the PC controlled to access the Internet. For detailed

information, please go to “

Access Control

→

Schedule

”.



Modify

-

Here you can edit or delete an existing entry.

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

1.

Click the

Add New…

button and the next screen will pop-up as shown in Figure 4-43.

2.

Enter the MAC address of the PC (e.g. 00-11-22-33-44-AA) you’d like to control in the MAC

Address of Child PC field. Or you can choose the MAC address from the All Address in

Current LAN

drop-down list.

3.

Give a description (e.g. Allow Google) for the website allowed to be accessed in the Website

Description field.

4.

Enter the allowed domain name of the website, either the full name or the keywords (e.g.

google) in the Allowed Domain Name

field. Any domain name with keywords in it

(

www.google.com

,

www.google.com.hk

) will be allowed.

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5.

Select from the Effective Time drop-down list the schedule (e.g. Schedule_1) you want the

entry to take effect. If there are not suitable schedules for you, click the

Schedule

in red

below to go to the Advance Schedule Settings page and create the schedule you need.

6.

In the Status field, you can select

Enabled

or

Disabled

to enable or disable your entry.

7.

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.

Click the

Next

button to go to the next page, or click the

Previous

button return to the previous

page.

Figure 4-43

Add or Modify Parental Control Entry

For example

: If you desire that the children’s PC with MAC address 00-11-22-33-44-AA can

access www.google.com on Saturday only while the parent PC with MAC address

00-11-22-33-44-BB is without any restriction, you should follow the settings below.

1.

Click “

Parental Control

” menu on the left to enter the Parental Control Settings page. Check

Enable and enter the MAC address 00-11-22-33-44-BB in the MAC Address of Parental PC

field.

2.

Click “

Access Control

→

Schedule

” on the left to enter the Schedule Settings page. Click

Add New...

button to create a new schedule with Schedule Description is Schedule_1, Day is

Sat and Time is all day-24 hours.

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3.

Click “

Parental Control

” menu on the left to go back to the Add or Modify Parental Control

Entry page:



Click

Add New...

button.



Enter 00-11-22-33-44-AA in the

MAC Address of Children’s PC

field.



Enter “Allow Google” in the

Website Description

field.



Enter “www.google.com” in the

Allowed Website Name

field.



Select “Schedule_1” you create just now from the

Effective Time

drop-down list.



In

Status

field, select Enable.

4. Click

Save

to complete the settings.

Then you will go back to the Parental Control Settings page and see the following list, as

shown in Figure 4-44.

Figure 4-44

Parental Control Settings

4.11 Access Control

Figure 4-45 Access Control

There are four submenus under the Access Control menu as shown in Figure 4-45:

Rule

,

Host

,

Target

and

Schedule

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

function.

4.11.1 Rule

Choose menu “

Access Control

→

Rule

”, you can view and set Access Control rules in the

screen as shown in Figure 4-46.

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Figure 4-46

Access Control Rule Management



Enable Internet Access Control -

Select the check box to enable the Internet Access

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



Rule Name -

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



Host -

Here displays the host selected in the corresponding rule.



Target -

Here displays the target selected in the corresponding rule.



Schedule -

Here displays the schedule selected in the corresponding rule.



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.



Status -

This field displays the status of the rule.

Enabled

means the rule will take effect,

Disabled

means the rule will not take effect.



Modify -

Here you can edit or delete an existing rule.

There are two methods to add a new rule.

Method One:

1.

Click

Setup Wizard

button and the next screen will appear as shown in Figure 4-47.