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The Access Restrictions Tab - Filter, Filter IP Address Range, Filter Port Range, Filter MAC Address

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Wireless-G Broadband Router with 2 Phone Ports The Access Restrictions Tab - Filter Filters can block specific internal users from accessing the Internet, anonymous Internet requests, and/or multicasting. Filter IP Address Range You can create up to five different IP Address filters. To set up a filter, enter the IP address you wish to filter in the field provided. Users who have filtered IP addresses will not be able to access the Internet at all. Filter Port Range You can create up to five different Port Range filters. To filter users by network port number, select the protocol you want to filter, TCP, UDP, or Both, from the Protocol drop-down menu. Enter the port numbers you want to filter in the Start and End fields. Users connected to the Router will no longer be able to access any port number listed there. Filter MAC Address Figure 5-21: Access Restrictions Tab Filter This feature blocks computers with specific MAC addresses from going out to the Internet. For information on obtaining a MAC address, go to "Appendix C: Finding the MAC Address and IP Address for Your Ethernet Adapter." To set the MAC filter, click the Edit MAC Filter Setting button. Edit MAC Filter Setting. Click the Edit MAC Filter Setting button. Select the range of MAC address entries in the drop-down box. In each mac field, enter the MAC address you want to filter. Click the Apply button before closing the window. To cancel changes, click the Undo button. Figure 5-22: Filtered MAC Address 34 Chapter 5: Configuring the Router The Access Restrictions Tab - Filter

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Wireless-G Broadband Router with 2 Phone Ports
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Chapter 5: Configuring the Router
The Access Restrictions Tab - Filter
The Access Restrictions Tab - Filter
Filters can block specific internal users from accessing the Internet, anonymous Internet requests, and/or
multicasting.
Filter IP Address Range
You can create up to five different IP Address filters. To set up a filter, enter the IP address you wish to filter in
the field provided. Users who have filtered IP addresses will not be able to access the Internet at all.
Filter Port Range
You can create up to five different Port Range filters. To filter users by network port number, select the protocol
you want to filter,
TCP
,
UDP
, or
Both
, from the
Protocol
drop-down menu. Enter the port numbers you want to
filter in the
Start
and
End
fields. Users connected to the Router will no longer be able to access any port number
listed there.
Filter MAC Address
This feature blocks computers with specific MAC addresses from going out to the Internet. For information on
obtaining a MAC address, go to “Appendix C: Finding the MAC Address and IP Address for Your Ethernet
Adapter.” To set the MAC filter, click the
Edit MAC Filter Setting
button.
Edit MAC Filter Setting
. Click the
Edit MAC Filter Setting
button. Select the range of MAC address entries in
the drop-down box. In each
mac
field, enter the MAC address you want to filter.
Click the
Apply
button before
closing the window. To cancel changes, click the
Undo
button.
Figure 5-21: Access Restrictions Tab -
Filter
Figure 5-22: Filtered MAC Address