Viewing The Lan Groups Database - NETGEAR ProSafe FVS336Gv2 Reference Manual

ProSafe Dual WAN Gigabit Firewall with SSL & IPsec VPN FVS336Gv2 Reference Manual
Some advantages of the LAN Groups Database are:
• Generally, you do not need to enter either IP address or MAC addresses. Instead, you
can just select the desired PC or device.
• No need to reserve an IP address for a PC in the DHCP server. All IP address
assignments made by the DHCP server will be maintained until the PC or device is
removed from the database, either by expiry (inactive for a long time) or by you.
• No need to use a fixed IP on PCs. Because the address allocated by the DHCP server
will never change, you don't need to assign a fixed IP to a PC to ensure it always has the
same IP address.
• MAC level control over PCs. The LAN Groups Database uses the MAC address to
identify each PC or device. So changing a PC's IP address does not affect any
restrictions on that PC.
• Group and individual control over PCs.
- You can assign PCs to Groups and apply restrictions to each Group using the Firewall
Rules screen (see
page 43).
- You can also select the Groups to be covered by the Block Sites feature (see
"Blocking Internet Sites (Content Filtering)"
- If necessary, you can also create Firewall Rules to apply to a single PC (see
"Configuring Source MAC Filtering"
to identify each PC, users cannot avoid these restrictions by changing their IP
address.
• A computer is identified by its MAC address—not its IP address. Hence, changing a
computer's IP address does not affect any restrictions applied to that PC.

Viewing the LAN Groups Database

To view the LAN Groups Database, follow these steps:
1. Select Network Configuration > LAN Settings from the menu. The LAN Setup screen is
displayed.
2. Click the LAN Groups tab. The LAN Groups screen is displayed.
"Using Rules to Block or Allow Specific Kinds of Traffic"
on page 64). Because the MAC address is used
on page 62).
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