Access restrictions > internet access policy, Advanced configuration, Internet access policy – Linksys WAG160N User Manual

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Chapter4

Advanced Configuration

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Wreless-N ADSL2+ Gateway

Access Restrictions > Internet Access Policy

The Internet  Access  Policy 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 Policy

Internet Access Policy

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.

Summary

The policies are listed with the following information: No.,

Policy Name, Days, and Time of Day. To delete a policy,

select Delete. To return to the Internet Access Policy screen,

click Close.

Summary

Status

Policies are disabled by default. To enable a policy,

select its number from the drop-down menu, and select

Enable.
To create a policy, follow steps 1-10. Repeat these steps to

create additional policies, one at a time.

Select a number from the Internet Access Policy drop-

down menu.
To enable this policy, select Enable.
Enter a Policy Name in the field provided.
Click Edt Lst of Computers to select which computers

will be affected by the policy. The Internet Access PC List 

screen appears. You can select a computer 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 computers. After making your changes, click Save

Settngs to apply your changes, or click Cancel

Changes to cancel your changes. Then click Close.

Internet Access PC List

Specify the Access Restriction to apply to the computers

you selected in step 4. Select Deny to block Internet

access, or Allow to allow Internet access.
Specify when this policy will be in effect. Select the

days: individual days of the week, or Every Day. Then

select the time span within each day: specific start and

end times using the From and To fields, or 24 Hours.
To block websites by URL address, enter each URL in a

separate Website Blocking by URL Address field.
To block websites using keywords, enter each keyword

in a separate Website Blocking by Keyword field.
You can filter access to various services accessed over

the Internet, such as FTP or telnet. From the Blocked 

Services list, select the service you want to block; the

port numbers and protocol for the selected service are

automatically displayed. If the service you want is not

listed, select User-Defned; enter its port numbers in

the fields provided; then select its protocol: ICMP, TCP,

UDP, or TCP & UDP from the drop-down menu.
Click Save Settngs to save the policy’s settings. To

cancel the policy’s settings, click Cancel Changes.

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