To activate the IP address filter:
1
Enter the last byte (the numbers after the last period) of the IP address in
Start
Address
and
End Address
.
2
Check the
Enable
box to the right of the entry to store settings.
3
Click the
Apply
button to activate the filter rules.
Table 17. IP Filtering Menu Option
Option
Description
Enter the last byte of the IP address. The upper bytes of the IP
address are set automatically from the Cable Modem/Router IP
address.
Start/End
Address
To activate the IP address filter, you must also check the
Enable
box
and click
Apply
. You can disable this filter while retaining the
addresses you entered for later use.
Enable
Port Filtering
The Port Filtering page allows you to configure port filters in order to block Internet traffic
to specific ports on all devices on your LAN.
Similarly, you can prevent PCs from sending outgoing TCP/UDP traffic to the Internet
from specific IP port numbers. This can be configured using the Port Filtering page.
To access the
Port Filtering
page:
1
Click the
Router
menu tab.
2
Then click the
Advanced/Port Filtering
submenu.
Figure 18 shows an example of the menu and
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