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Linksys E2000 Status Policies are disabled by default. To enable a policy, select the policy number from the drop-down menu, and select Enabled. To create a policy, follow steps 1-11. Repeat these steps to create additional policies, one at a time. 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. 4. Click Edit List to select which computers will be affected by the policy. The List of PCs screen appears. You can select a computer 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 computers. After making your changes, click Save Settings to apply your changes, or click Cancel Changes to clear your changes. Then click Close. Chapter 3: Advanced Configuration 10. If the application you want to block is not listed or you want to edit a service's settings, enter the application's name in the Application Name field. Enter its range in the Port Range fields. Select its protocol from the Protocol drop-down menu. Then click Add. To modify a service, select it from the Application list. Change its Application Name, Port Range, and/or Protocol setting. Then click Modify. To delete a service, select it from the Application list. Then click Delete. 11. Click Save Settings to save the policy's settings. To cancel the policy's settings, click Cancel Changes. Applications and Gaming > Single Port Forwarding The Single Port Forwarding screen allows you to customize port services for various applications. When users send these types of requests to your network via the Internet, the Router will forward those requests to the appropriate computers (also called servers). Before using forwarding, you should assign static IP addresses to the designated computers (use the DHCP Reservation option on the Basic Setup screen; refer to DHCP Reservation, page 19). List of PCs 5. Select the appropriate option, Deny or Allow, depending on whether you want to block or allow Internet access for the computers you listed on the List of PCs screen. 6. Decide which days and what times you want this policy to be enforced. Select the individual days during which the policy will be in effect, or select Everyday. Then enter a range of hours and minutes during which the policy will be in effect, or select 24 Hours. 7. You can block websites with specific URL addresses. Enter each URL in a separate Website Blocking by URL Address field. 8. You can also block websites using specific keywords. Enter each keyword in a separate Keyword field. 9. You can filter access to various services accessed over the Internet, such as FTP or telnet. (You can block up to three applications per policy.) From the Applications list, select the application you want to block. Then click the >> button to move it to the Blocked List. To remove an application from the Blocked List, select it and click the Single Port Forwarding Single Port Forwarding Preset applications are available for the first five entries. For each entry, complete the following: Application Name Select the appropriate application. To IP Address Enter the IP address of the computer that should receive the requests. If you assigned a static IP address to the computer, then you can look up its static IP address; refer to DHCP Reservation, page 19. Enabled Select Enabled to enable port forwarding. You can customize entries for additional applications. For each entry, complete the following: 29

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Advanced Wireless-N Router
Linksys E2000
Chapter 3: Advanced Configuration
Status
Policies are disabled by default° To enable a policy,
select the policy number from the drop-down menu, and
select
Enabled
°
To create a policy, follow steps 1-11° Repeat these steps to
create additional policies, one at a time°
1° Select a number from the
Access Policy
drop-down
menu°
Enter a Policy Name in the field provided°
To enable this policy, select
Enabled
°
4° Click
Edit List
to select which computers will be affected
by the policy° The
List of PCs
screen appears° You can
select a computer 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 computers° After making your
changes, click
Save Settings
to apply your changes, or
click
Cancel Changes
to clear your changes° Then click
Close
°
List of PCs
5° Select
the
appropriate
option,
Deny
or
Allow
,
depending on whether you want to block or allow
Internet access for the computers you listed on the
List
of PCs
screen°
6° Decide which days and what times you want this
policy to be enforced° Select the individual days during
which the policy will be in effect, or select
Everyday
°
Then enter a range of hours and minutes during which
the policy will be in effect, or select
24 Hours
°
7° You can block websites with specific URL addresses°
Enter each URL in a separate
Website Blocking by URL
Address
field°
You can also block websites using specific keywords°
Enter each keyword in a separate
Keyword
field°
You can filter access to various services accessed over
the Internet, such as FTP or telnet° (You can block up to
three applications per policy°)
From the Applications list, select the application you
want to block° Then click the
>>
button to move it to
the Blocked List° To remove an application from the
Blocked List, select it and click the
<<
button°
10° If the application you want to block is not listed or you
want to edit a service’s settings, enter the application’s
name in the
Application Name
field° Enter its range
in the
Port Range
fields° Select its protocol from the
Protocol
drop-down menu° Then click
Add
°
To modify a service, select it from the Application
list° Change its Application Name, Port Range, and/or
Protocol setting° Then click
Modify
°
To delete a service, select it from the Application list°
Then click
Delete
°
11° Click
Save Settings
to save the policy’s settings° To
cancel the policy’s settings, click
Cancel Changes
°
Applications and Gaming > Single Port
Forwarding
The
Single Port Forwarding
screen allows you to customize
port services for various applications°
When users send these types of requests to your network
via the Internet, the
Router
will forward those requests to
the appropriate computers (also called servers)° Before using
forwarding, you should assign static IP addresses to the
designated computers (use the DHCP Reservation option on
the
Basic Setup
screen; refer to
DHCP Reservation
,
page 19
Applications and Gaming > Single Port Forwarding
Single Port Forwarding
Preset applications are available for the first five entries°
For each entry, complete the following:
Application Name
Select the appropriate application°
To IP Address
Enter the IP address of the computer that
should receive the requests° If you assigned a static IP
address to the computer, then you can look up its static IP
address; refer to
DHCP Reservation
,
page 19
°
Enabled
Select
Enabled
to enable port forwarding°
You can customize entries for additional applications° For
each entry, complete the following: