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Access Restrictions Tab / 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 applications, websites, and inbound 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 settings. To delete a policy, select that policy number and click the Delete This Policy button. To view all the policies, click the Summary button.

On the Summary screen, the policies are listed with the following information: No., Policy Name, Access, Days, Time, and status (Enabled). You can change the type of access, days, and times of a policy. To activate a policy, click the Enabled checkbox. To delete a policy, click its Delete button. Click the Save Settings button to save your changes. To view the list of PCs for a specific policy, click the Edit List button.

On the List of PCs screen, 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.

To create an Internet Access policy:  

  1. Select a number from the Access Policy drop-down menu.
  1. Enter a Policy Name in the field provided.
  1. To enable this policy, select Enabled from the Status drop-down menu.
  1. Click theEdit List button to select which PCs will be affected by the policy. The List of PCs screen will appear. 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.
  1. 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.
  1. 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.
  1. You can filter access to various applications accessed over the Internet, such as FTP or telnet, by selecting up to three services to block in the Blocked Applications 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, you can enter the application name, port range and protocol for the service you wish to block, then click Add to add to the list..
  1. 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.