Access Restrictions > Internet Access Policy - Cisco Linksys E2500 User Manual

Linksys E2500
Access Restrictions > Internet Access Policy
The Internet Access Policy screen allows you to deny 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 Policy
Access Policy Access can be managed by a policy . Use
the settings on this screen to establish an access policy
(after Save Settings 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 This Policy . To view all the policies, click Summary .
Summary
The policies are listed with the following information: No .,
Policy Name, Access, Days, Time, and status (Enabled) . To
enable a policy, select Enabled . To delete a policy, click
Delete . Click Save Settings to save your changes, or click
Cancel Changes to clear your changes . To return to the
Internet Access Policy screen, click Close .
Status
Policies are disabled by default . To enable a policy,
select the policy number from the drop-down menu, and
select Enabled .
To create a policy, follow steps 1-11 . Repeat these steps to
create additional policies, one at a time .
1 . Select a number from the Access Policy drop-down
menu .
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2 . Enter a Policy Name in the field provided .
3 . To enable this policy, select Enabled .
4 . Click Edit List to select which PCs will be affected 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 Settings
to apply your changes, or click Cancel Changes to clear
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 computers 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 block websites with specific URL addresses .
Enter each URL in a separate Website Blocking by URL
Address field .
8 . You can also block websites using specific keywords .
Enter each keyword in a separate Website Blocking by
Keyword field .
9 . You can filter access to various services accessed
over the Internet, such as FTP or telnet . (You
can block up to three applications per policy .)
From the Applications list, select the application you
want to block . Then click the >> button to move it to
the Blocked List . To remove an application from the
Blocked List, select it and click the << button .
10 . If the application you want to block is not listed or you
want to edit a service's settings, enter the application's
name in the Application Name field . Enter its range
in the Port Range fields . Select its protocol from the
Protocol drop-down menu . Then click Add .
To modify a service, select it from the Application list .
Change its name, port range, and/or protocol setting .
Then click Modify .
To delete a service, select it from the Application list .
Then click Delete .
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