Linksys RT042 User Guide - Page 24

Broadband Router Parental Control Tab - Application Usage From this screen, you can view which applications are taking up the most bandwidth on your network, according to user, and block those sites if you wish. Select User: From this drop-down menu, select the user whose application usage you wish to view. Select Date: From this drop-down menu, select the date when the applications were used. Refresh Data: Clicking this button will update the information displayed on the screen. Application information is displayed in ranking order, from most viewed to least viewed, with the amount of usage displayed for each application. For each application, there is also a column showing the protocol and port number used. Clicking the Block box will restrict that user from utilizing that application. Click Save Settings to save the settings or click the Cancel Changes button to undo your changes. Parental Control Tab - Performance Optimization From this screen, you can list the network applications most often used on your network, according to user, and set the priority at which it is run. If an application is not listed, you can add it or you can edit those listed by clicking the Add/Edit New Applications button. Select User: From this drop-down menu, select the user whose application performance you wish to optimize. All applications are set at a Good level of optimization by default. To change this setting, click the Enable box next to the application. Otherwise, the performance optimization settings will be "greyed-out". Then, click the radio button for Normal, Good, or Better optimization. Selecting Normal will decrease performance. Selecting Better will increase performance. Click Save Settings to save the performance settings or click the Cancel Changes button to undo your changes. Adding/Editing New Applications To add or edit applications, click the Add/Edit New Applications button from the Performance Optimization screen on the Parental Control tab. Enter the Application Name when adding new applications or select the application you wish to edit from the list displayed. Then, you can edit the protocol from the Protocol drop-down menu and edit the port range from the Port Range boxes. You can also change the application speed in the Kbit/Sec box. Figure 5-16: Parental Control Tab - Application Usage Figure 5-17: Parental Control Tab Performance Optimization Chapter 5: Setting Up and Configuring the Broadband Router 18 Parental Control Tab - Application Usage