Access Restrictions > Internet Access - Linksys WRT54GL User Manual

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Access Restrictions > Internet Access
The Access Restrictions > Internet Access screen allows you
to block or allow specific kinds of Internet usage and
traffic, such as Internet access, designated services, and
websites during specific days and times .
Access Restrictions > Internet Access
Internet Access
Internet Access Polcy Access can be managed by a
policy . Use the settings on this screen to establish an
access policy (after Save Settngs is clicked) . Selecting a
policy from the drop-down menu will display that policy's
settings . To delete a policy, select that policy's number
and click Delete . To view all the policies, click Summary .
(Policies can be deleted from the Summary screen by
selecting the policy or policies and clicking Delete . To
return to the Internet Access tab, click Close .)
Internet Policy Summary
Status Policies are disabled by default . To enable a policy,
select the policy number from the drop-down menu, and
select Enable .
To create an Internet Access policy:
1 . Select a number from the Internet Access Policy drop-
down menu .
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2 . To enable this policy, select Enable .
3 . Enter a Policy Name in the field provided .
Click Edt Lst of PCs to select which PCs will be affected
4 .
by the policy . The List of PCs screen appears . 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 Save Settngs to apply your changes or Cancel
Changes to cancel 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 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 4 Hours .
7 . Select any Blocked Services or Website Blocking you
wish to use .
8 . Click Save Settngs to save the policy's settings, or
click Cancel Changes to cancel the policy's settings .
Blocked Services
You can filter access to various services accessed over the
Internet, such as FTP or telnet, by selecting services from
the drop-down menus next to Blocked Services . (You can
block up to 20 services .) Then enter the range of ports you
want to filter .
If the service you want to block is not listed or you want to
edit a service's settings, then click Add/Edt Servce . Then
the Port Services screen will appear .
Port Services