Linksys WRT54GR User Guide - Page 33

To create an Internet Access policy, Access Policy, Internet Access PCs List, List of PCs

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Wireless-G Broadband Router with RangeBooster 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, click Enabled. 4. Click the Edit List button to select which PCs will be affected by the policy. The Internet Access PCs List screen will appear. 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. Then click the Close button. 5. Click the appropriate option, Deny or Allow, depending on whether you want to block or allow Internet access for the PCs 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 also block access by URL address by entering it in the Website Blocking by URL Address field or by Keyword by entering it in the Website Blocking by Keyword field. Click the >> button to add a selection to the Blocked Applications list. 8. You can filter access to various applications accessed over the Internet, such as FTP or telnet, by selecting up to three applications from the drop-down menus under Applications. If the application you want to block is not listed or you want to edit an application's settings, then create a new one by entering an Application Name, Port Range, and Protocol. Then, click Add. Click the Save Settings button to save the policy's settings. To cancel the policy's settings, click the Cancel Changes button. Figure 5-33: Internet Policy Summary Figure 5-34: List of PCs Chapter 6: Configuring the Wireless-G Broadband Router with RangeBooster 27 The Access Restrictions Tab - Internet Access Policy

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Chapter 6: Configuring the Wireless-G Broadband Router with RangeBooster
The Access Restrictions Tab - Internet Access Policy
Wireless-G Broadband Router with RangeBooster
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, click
Enabled
.
4.
Click the
Edit List
button to select which PCs will be affected by the policy. The
Internet Access PCs List
screen will appear. 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. Then click the
Close
button.
5.
Click the appropriate option,
Deny
or
Allow
, depending on whether you want to block or allow Internet access
for the PCs 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 also block access by URL address by entering it in the
Website Blocking by URL
Address field or by
Keyword by entering it in the
Website Blocking by Keyword
field. Click the
>>
button to add a selection to the
Blocked Applications list.
8.
You can filter access to various applications accessed over the Internet, such as FTP or telnet, by selecting up
to three applications from the drop-down menus under
Applications
.
If the application you want to block is not listed or you want to edit an application’s settings, then create a
new one by entering an Application Name, Port Range, and Protocol. Then, click
Add
.
Click the
Save Settings
button to save the policy’s settings. To cancel the policy’s settings, click the
Cancel
Changes
button.
Figure 5-34: List of PCs
Figure 5-33: Internet Policy Summary