Wi-Fi Personal Bridge 150
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IP Filtering
Entries in this table are used to restrict certain types of data packets from your local network to
Internet through the Gateway. Use of such filters can be helpful in securing or restricting your local
network.
The IP filter feature enables you to create rules that control the forwarding of incoming and outgoing
data between the LAN and WAN side.
You can create IP filter rules to block attempts by certain computers on your LAN to access certain
types of data or Internet locations. You can also block accesses to your LAN computers from the
WAN side.
When you define an IP filter rule and enable the feature, you instruct the ADSL/Ethernet router to
examine data packets to determine whether they meet criteria set forth in the rule. The criteria can
include the network or internet protocol, the packet carries, the direction in which it is traveling (for
example, from the LAN to the WAN and vice versa).
If the packet matches the criteria established in a rule, the packet can either be accepted (forwarded
towards its destination), or denied (discarded), depending on the action specified in the rule.
The IP Filter Configuration page provides the capability to enable/disable the IP filter feature and the
IP Filter rule entries for all currently established rules.
1. From the left-hand
Firewall -> IP Filtering
menu. The following page is displayed:
