Advanced configuration – Linksys WRT54GS User Manual

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Chapter3

Advanced Configuration

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policy’s number and click the Delete button. To view all

the policies, click the Summary button. (Policies can be

deleted from the Summary screen by selecting the policy

or policies and clicking the Delete button. To return to the

Internet Access tab, click the Close button.)

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:

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 the Edt Lst of PCs button 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 the Save Settngs button

to apply your changes or Cancel Changes to cancel

your changes. Then click the Close button.

List of PCs

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.

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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.
Select any Blocked Services or Website Blocking you

wish to use.
Click the Save Settngs button to save the policy’s

settings, or click the Cancel Changes button 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 the Add/Edt Servce

button. Then the Port Services screen will appear.

Port Services

To add a service, enter the service’s name in the Service

Name field. Select its protocol from the Protocol drop-

down menu, and enter its range in the Port Range fields.

Then click the Add button.
To modify a service, select it from the list on the right.

Change its name, protocol setting, or port range. Then

click the Modfy button.
To delete a service, select it from the list on the right. Then

click the Delete button.
When you are finished making changes on the Port Services

screen, click the Apply button to save the changes. If you

want to cancel your changes, click the Cancel button.

To close the Port Services screen and return to the Access

Restrictions screen, click the Close button.

Website Blocking by URL Address

If you want to block websites with specific URL addresses,

enter each URL in a separate field next to Website Blocking

by URL Address.

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