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Chapter 5 - RouteFinder Manager
Filter Settings
You can use Filter Settings to choose which packets are allowed to enter the network and which
packets will be blocked. Filter Settings can be used to filter network services such as Mail, WWW,
FTP, Telnet and News.
1. From the main Manager dialog box, select your RF500S, then Filter Settings.
2. The Filter Settings dialog box displays.
3. Select the Block tab or the Pass tab to define your filtering.
• The Block function filters by blocking packets from going out the WAN port or coming in through
the LAN port. To enable the Block IP filter function, select Enable Block IP Filter Function.
• The Pass function filters by defining which packets can go into your WAN port or come on to
your LAN. To enable the Pass IP filter function, click the Pass tab and select Enable Pass IP
Filter Function.
4. To filter packets to be passed or blocked, use the Packets Defined by list to select TCP/IP or
User .
Packets Defined by TCP/IP:
If you choose to define by TCP/IP, you must enter the IP information of the packet(s), then select
either By Destination or By Source .
IP Address:
Enter the IP address of the packet to be blocked or allowed to Pass. Keep in mind the option that
you’ve checked, either By Destination, (enter the IP address of the device to which the packet is
going) or By Source, (enter the IP address of the device to which the packet is coming from).
Netmask:
Enter the subnet mask for the packet.
TCP/IP Service Port:
Enter the Socket Port you would like to block or allow to pass (e.g., HTTP= 80)