Linksys WRT160N Router User Manual


 
Chapter 3
Advanced Configuration
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Wireless-N Broadband Router
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.
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 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 24 Hours.
7. You can block websites with specific URL addresses.
Enter each URL in a separate URL field.
8. You can also block websites using specific keywords.
Enter each keyword in a separate 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.
11. Click Save Settings to save the policy’s settings. To
cancel the policy’s settings, click Cancel Changes.
Applications and Gaming > Single Port
Forwarding
The Single Port Forwarding screen allows you to customize
port services for common applications on this screen.
When users send these types of requests to your network via
the Internet, the Router will forward those requests to the
appropriate servers (computers). Before using forwarding,
you should assign static IP addresses to the designated
servers (use the DHCP Reservation feature on the Basic Setup
screen).
Applications and Gaming > Single Port Forwarding
Single Port Forwarding
Common applications are available for the first five
entries. Select the appropriate application. Then enter the
IP address of the server that should receive these requests.
Select Enabled to activate this entry.
For additional applications, complete the following fields:
Application Name Enter the name you wish to give the
application. Each name can be up to 12 characters.