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Chapter 6: Configuring the Wireless-G VPN Router
The Firewall Tab - Access Restriction
Wireless-G VPN Router with RangeBooster
The Firewall Tab - Access Restriction
The Access Restriction screen allows you to block or allow specific kinds of Internet usage and traffic during
specific days and times.
Internet Access Policy. Access can be managed by a policy. Use the settings on this screen to establish an
access policy (after the Save Settings button 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 the Delete button. To view
all the policies, click the Summary button.
Status. Policies are disabled by default. To enable a policy, select the policy number from the drop-down menu,
and click the radio button beside Enable.
You can create two kinds of policies, one kind to manage Internet access and another kind to manage inbound
traffic.
To create an Internet Access Policy:
1. Select a number from the Internet Access Policy drop-down menu.
2. To enable this policy, click the radio button beside Enable.
3. Enter a Policy Name in the field provided.
4. Click the appropriate option, Deny or Allow, depending on whether you want to block or allow Internet access
for the PC with the given IP address.
5. 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.
6. You can block 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.)
7. 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/Edit
Service button. Then the Port Services screen will appear.
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.
Figure 6-31: The Firewall Tab - Access Restriction