D-Link Unified Access System
Software User Manual
12/10/09
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Configuring Access Control Lists
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S e c t i o n 6 : C o n f i g u r i n g A c c e s s C o n t ro l L i s t s
Access Control Lists (ACLs) ensure that only authorized users have access to specific resources while blocking off any
unwarranted attempts to reach network resources. ACLs are used to provide traffic flow control, restrict contents of routing
updates, decide which types of traffic are forwarded or blocked, and above all provide security for the network. D-Link
software supports IPv4 and MAC ACLs. The total number of MAC and IP ACLs supported by D-Link software is 100.
The Access Control Lists folder contains links to the following folders and web pages:
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You first create an IPv4-based or MAC-based rule and assign a unique ACL ID. Then, you define the rules, which can identify
protocols, source and destination IP and MAC addresses, and other packet-matching criteria. Finally, you use the ID number
to assign the ACL to a port.