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The Access Restrictions Tab - Internet Access Policy, Internet Access Policy

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Dual-Band Wireless A+G Broadband Router The Access Restrictions Tab - Internet Access Policy The Internet Access Policy screen allows you to block or allow specific kinds of Internet usage and traffic, such as Internet access, designated applications, websites, and inbound traffic during specific days and times. Internet Access Policy Access Policy. Access can be managed by a policy. Use the settings on this screen to establish an access policy (after the Save Settings button is clicked). Selecting a policy from the drop-down menu will display that policy's settings. To delete a policy, select that policy's number and click the Delete This Policy button. To view all the policies, click the Summary button. On the Summary screen, the policies are listed with the following information: No., Policy Name, Access, Days, Time, and status (Enabled). You can change the type of access, days, and times of a policy. To activate a policy, click the Enabled checkbox. To delete a policy, click its Delete button. Click the Save Settings button to save your changes, or click the Cancel Changes button to cancel your changes. To return to the Internet Access Policy tab, click the Close button. To view the list of PCs for a specific policy, click the Edit List button. On the List of PCs screen, you can select a PC by MAC Address or IP Address. You can also enter a range of IP Addresses if you want this policy to affect a group of PCs. After making your changes, click the Save Settings button to apply your changes or Cancel Changes to cancel your changes. Click the Close button to exit this screen. To create an Internet Access policy: 1. Select a number from the Access Policy drop-down menu. 2. Enter a Policy Name in the field provided. 3. To enable this policy, select Enabled from the Status drop-down menu. Figure 5-18: Access Restrictions Tab - Internet Access Policy Figure 5-19: Summary Chapter 5: Configuring the Dual-Band Wireless A+G Broadband Router 27 The Access Restrictions Tab - Internet Access Policy

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Chapter 5: Configuring the Dual-Band Wireless A+G Broadband Router
The Access Restrictions Tab - Internet Access Policy
Dual-Band Wireless A+G Broadband Router
Figure 5-18: Access Restrictions Tab - Internet
Access Policy
Figure 5-19: Summary
The Access Restrictions Tab - Internet Access Policy
The
Internet Access Policy
screen allows you to block or allow specific kinds of Internet usage and traffic, such as
Internet access, designated applications, websites, and inbound traffic during specific days and times.
Internet Access Policy
Access Policy
. Access can be managed by a policy. Use the settings on this screen to establish an access policy
(after the
Save Settings
button is clicked). Selecting a policy from the drop-down menu will display that policy’s
settings. To delete a policy, select that policy’s number and click the
Delete This Policy
button. To view all the
policies, click the
Summary
button.
On the
Summary
screen, the policies are listed with the following information: No., Policy Name, Access, Days,
Time, and status (Enabled). You can change the type of access, days, and times of a policy. To activate a policy,
click the
Enabled
checkbox. To delete a policy, click its
Delete
button. Click the
Save Settings
button to save
your changes, or click the
Cancel Changes
button to cancel your changes. To return to the Internet Access Policy
tab, click the
Close
button. To view the list of PCs for a specific policy, click the
Edit List
button.
On the
List of PCs
screen, you can select a PC by MAC Address or IP Address. You can also enter a range of IP
Addresses if you want this policy to affect a group of PCs. After making your changes, click the
Save Settings
button to apply your changes or
Cancel Changes
to cancel your changes. Click the
Close
button to exit this
screen.
To create an Internet Access policy:
1.
Select a number from the
Access Policy
drop-down menu.
2.
Enter a Policy Name in the field provided.
3.
To enable this policy, select
Enabled
from the
Status
drop-down menu.