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Access Restrictions Tab / Internet Access


The Internet Access screen allows you to block or allow specific kinds of Internet usage and traffic, such as Internet access, designated applications, websites, and inbound traffic during specific days and times.

Internet Access Access can be managed by a policy. Use the settings on this screen to establish an access policy. Selecting a policy from the drop-down menu will display that policy's settings. You can then perform the following operations:
  • Create a Policy - see instructions below.
  • Delete the current policy - click the Delete This Policy button.
  • View all policies - click the Summary button.
    On the Summary screen, the policies are listed with the following information: No., Policy Name, Days, Time, and a checkbox to Delete (clear) the policy. To delete a policy, check the checkbox in the Delete column, and click the Delete button.
  • View or change the PCs covered by the current policy - click the Edit List of PCs button.
    On the List of PCs screen, you can define PCs 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.

To create an Internet Access policy:  

  1. Select the desired policy number from the Internet Access Policy drop-down menu.
  2. Enter a Policy Name in the field provided.
  3. To enable this policy, select the Enable radio button.
  4. Click theEdit List button to select which PCs will be affected by the policy. The List of PCs screen will appear in a sub-window. 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 Settings button to apply your changes.
  5. Click 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. If you wish to block access to Web sites, use the Website Blocking by URL Address or Website Blocking by Keyword feature.
    To use Website Blocking by URL Address, enter the URL or Domain Name of the web sites you wish to block.
    To use Website Blocking by Keyword, enter the keywords you wish to block in the fields provided. If any of these Keywords appears in the URL of a web site, access to the site will be blocked. Note that only the URL is checked, not the content of each Web page.
  8. You can filter access to various applications accessed over the Internet, such as FTP or telnet, by selecting up to two services to block in the Blocked Services section.
    The block services select list offers a choice of preset applications. If you select a preset application, its port numbers and protocol are displayed and can not be changed.
    If the application you want to block is not listed, select User-Defined, then you can enter the port range and protocol for the service you wish to block.
    To remove the blocking, select "None" in the service list.
  9. Click the Save Settings button to save the policy settings.

Click the Save Settings button to apply your changes or Cancel Changes button to cancel.