Controlling The Internet Access Rights Of Pcs - Huawei WS325 User Manual

6 Configuring Frequently Used Functions
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6.4 Controlling the Internet Access Rights of PCs

Function Overview
You can prohibit certain PCs from accessing the Internet or allow only certain PCs to
access the Internet. In addition, you can set the period during which the PCs are not
allowed to access the Internet.
Through the MAC address filtering function of the router, the preceding requirements
can be met after you enter the MAC addresses of the PCs to be controlled.
The MAC address filtering function can be implemented in the following modes:
The MAC address filtering function controls the option of allowing a PC connected to the
router to access the Internet. The wireless MAC filtering function controls the option of
allowing a PC to be connected to the router through a wireless network.
Configuration Example
For example, you have bought a PC for your child who is in a primary school. To restrict
the Internet access period of the child to from 19:00 to 20:00 in each evening and to
protect your PC from being restricted, you can use the MAC address filtering function.
Suppose the MAC address of the PC of your child is 00:11:09:11:04:DD.
After the function of automatically synchronizing the time of the router with the network
time is enabled, you need to create the following two filtering rules:
Rule 1: From 00:00 to 18:59 each day, prohibit the PC whose MAC address is
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00:11:09:11:04:DD from accessing the Internet. The name of this rule is Prohibited
before 19:00.
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WS325 300Mbps Wireless Router
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