Nighthawk AX8 8-Stream AX6000 WiFi Router
Control Access to the Internet
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User Manual
Block services from the Internet
You can block Internet services on your network based on the type of service. You can block the
services all the time or based on a schedule.
To block services:
1.
Launch a web browser from a computer or mobile device that is connected to the router
network.
2.
Enter the router admin user name and password.
The user name is admin. The password is the one that you specified the first time that you
logged in. The user name and password are case-sensitive.
The BASIC Home page displays.
3.
Select ADVANCED > Security > Block Services. The Block Services page displays.
4.
Specify when to block the services:
•
To block the services all the time, select the Always radio button.
•
To block the services based on a schedule, select the PerSchedule radio button.
For information about how to specify the schedule, see Schedule when to block Internet sites
and services on page 51.
5.
Click the Add button.
The Block Services Setup page displays.
6.
To add a service that is in the Service Type menu, select the application or service. The
settings for this service automatically display in the fields.
7.
To add a service or application that is not in the menu, select User Defined, and do the
following:
a.
If you know that the application uses either TCP or UDP, select the appropriate protocol.
Otherwise, select TCP/UDP (both).
b.
Enter the starting port and ending port numbers.
If the service uses a single port number, enter that number in both fields. To find out
which port numbers the service or application uses, you can contact the publisher of the
application, ask user groups or newsgroups, or search on the
Internet.
8.
Select a filtering option:
•
Only This IP Address. Block services for a single computer.
