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Routing

This page enables you to set how the router forwards data.

The following functions are covered in this section:

•

Static

•

Dynamic

•

Routing Table

Static

This screen enables you to set parameters by which the router forwards data to its destination if your network

has a static IP address.

Network Address:

Type the static IP address your network uses to access the Internet. Your ISP or network

administrator provides you with this information.

Network Mask:

Type the network (subnet) mask for your network. If you do not type a value here, the network

mask defaults to 255.255.255.255. Your ISP or network administrator provides you with this information.

Gateway Address:

Type the gateway address for your network. Your ISP or network administrator provides

you with this information.

Interface:

Select which interface, WAN or LAN, you use to connect to the Internet.

Metric:

Select which metric you want to apply to this configuration.

Add:

Click to add the configuration to the static IP address table at the bottom of the page.

Update:

Select one of the entries in the static IP address table at the bottom of the page and, after changing

parameters, click

Update

to confirm the changes.

Delete:

Select one of the entries in the static IP address table at the bottom of the page and click

Delete

to re-

move the entry.

New:

Click

New

to clear the text boxes and add required information to create a new entry.

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Dynamic

This screen enables you to set up NAT parameters.

NAT:

Click the radio buttons to enable or disable NAT.

Transmit:

Click the radio buttons to set the desired transmit parameters, disabled, RIP 1 or RIP 2.

Receive:

Click the radio buttons to set the desired transmit parameters, disabled, RIP 1 or RIP 2.

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Routing Table

This screen enables you to view the routing table for the router. The routing table is a database created by the

router that displays the network interconnection topology.

Network Address:

Displays the network IP address of the connected node.

Network Mask:

Displays the network (subnet) mask of the connected node.

Gateway Address:

Displays the gateway address of the connected node.

Interface:

Displays whether the node is connected via a WAN or LAN.

Metric:

Displays the metric of the connected node.

Type:

Displays whether the node has a static or dynamic IP address.

Access

This page enables you to define access restrictions, set up protocol and IP filters, create virtual servers, define

access for special applications such as games, and set firewall rules.

The following functions are covered in this section:

•

MAC Filter

•

Protocol Filter

•

IP Filter

•

Virtual Server

•

Special AP

•

DMZ

•

Firewall Rule

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MAC Filter:

Enables you to allow or deny Internet access to users within the LAN based upon the MAC ad-

dress of their network interface. Click the radio button next to

Disabled

to disable the MAC filter.

•

Enable:

All users are allowed Internet access except those users you have assigned to groups 1 to 4 in

the User Table are allowed Internet access.

•

Disable:

All users in all groups except for those you have assigned to Deny in the User Table are al-

lowed Internet access.

MAC Table:

Use this section to create a user profile to which Internet access is denied or allowed.

The user profiles are listed in the table at the bottom of the page.

Note!

When selecting items in the table at the bottom, click

anywhere in the item. The line is selected, and the

fields automatically load the item's parameters, which

you can edit:

•

Name:

Type the name of the user to be permitted/denied access.

•

MAC Address:

Type the MAC address of the user's network interface.

•

Connection Type:

Select whether the user's access is via a wired Ethernet, or a wireless LAN connec-

tion.

•

Group:

Select a group from the drop-down list to apply this user to.

•

Add:

Click to add the user to the list at the bottom of the page.

•

Update:

Click to update information for the user, if you have changed any of the fields.

•

Delete:

Select a user from the table at the bottom of the list and click

Delete

to remove the user profile.

•

New:

Click

New

to erase all fields and enter new information.

Protocol Filter

This screen enables you to allow and deny access based upon a communications protocol list you create.

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The protocol filter profiles are listed in the table at the bottom of the page.

Note!

When selecting items in the table at the bottom, click

anywhere in the item. The line is selected, and the

fields automatically load the item's parameters, which

you can edit:

Click anywhere in the line to select it.

Protocol Filter:

Enables you to allow or deny Internet access to users based upon the communications proto-

col of the origin. Click the radio button next to

Disabled

to disable the protocol filter.

•

Allow:

All protocols in the list are allowed to connect to the Internet via the LAN. (Create list items in

section under 'Add Protocol Filter.)

•

Deny:

All protocols in the list are not allowed to connect to the Internet via the LAN. (Create list items in

section under 'Add Protocol Filter.)

Add Protocol Filter:

Use this section to create a profile for the protocol you want to permit or deny Internet ac-

cess.

•

Enable:

Click to enable or disable the protocol filter.

•

Name:

Type a descriptive name for the protocol filter.

•

Protocol:

Select the protocol (TCP, UDP, or ICMP) you want to allow/deny Internet access to from the

drop-down list.

•

Port Range:

If you are creating a profile for ICMP, type a minimum and maximum port range in the two

text boxes.

•

Apply to Group:

Select which user group you want to apply the profile to. You define the user groups in

the User Group screen.

•

Add:

Click to add the protocol filter to the list at the bottom of the page.

•

Update:

Click to update information for the protocol filter, if you have changed any of the fields.

•

Delete:

Select a filter profile from the table at the bottom of the list and click

Delete

to remove the profile.

•

New:

Click

New

to erase all fields and enter new information.

IP Filter

This screen enables you to define a minimum and maximum IP address range filter; all IP addresses falling in

the range are not allowed Internet access.

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