Block Services (Port Filtering) - NETGEAR C3000 User Manual

2. In the Trusted IP Address field, enter the IP address.
3. Click the Apply button.
Your changes are saved.

Block Services (Port Filtering)

Server computers perform services at the request of client computers. For example, web
servers serve web pages, time servers serve time and date information, and game hosts
serve data about other players' moves. When a computer on the Internet sends a request for
service to a server computer, a service or port number identifies the requested service. This
number displays as the destination port number in the transmitted IP packets. For example, a
packet that is sent with the destination port number 80 is an HTTP (web server) request.
The service numbers for many common protocols are defined by the Internet Engineering
Task Force (IETF at http://www.ietf.org/) and published in RFC1700, "Assigned Numbers."
Service numbers for other applications are typically chosen from the range 1024 - 65535 by
the authors of the application. Although the modem router already holds a list of many
service port numbers, you are not limited to these choices. You can often determine port
number information by contacting the publisher of the application, by asking user groups or
newsgroups, or by searching.
The Block Services screen lets you add and block specific Internet services by computers on
your network. This capability is called service blocking or port filtering. To add a service for
blocking, first determine which port number or range of numbers the application uses.
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To block services:
1. From the Advanced tab, select Security > Block Services.
2. Select either Per Schedule or Always.
3. If you selected Per Schedule, specify a time period in the Schedule screen.
4. To add a service, click the Add button.
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