D-Link Router DIR-855 User Manual

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This will allow you to open a single port or a range of ports.
Port Forwarding
Enter a name for the rule or select an application from 
the  drop-down  menu.  Select  an  application  and  click 

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E n t e r   a   n a m e   f o r   t h e   r u l e .   Y o u   m a y   s e l e c t   a  
pre-defined  application  from  the  drop-down  menu 
and click 

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QoS Engine
This option is disabled by default. Enable this option for 
better performance and experience with online games 
and other interactive applications, such as VoIP.
This option should be enabled when you have a slow 
Internet  uplink.  It  helps  to  reduce  the  impact  that 
large low priority network packets can have on more 
urgent ones.
This option is enabled by default when the QoS Engine 
option  is  enabled.  This  option  will...

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Network Filters
Select  Turn  MAC  Filtering  Off, A l l o w   M A C 
addresses listed below, or Deny MAC addresses 
listed below from the drop-down menu. 
Enter the MAC address you would like to filter.
To find the MAC address on a computer, please refer 
to the Networking Basics section in this manual. 
Select a DHCP client from the drop-down menu and 
click 

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Access Control
Click the Add Policy button to start the Access Control 
Wizard. 
Add Policy:
The Access Control section allows you to control access in and out of your network. Use this feature as Parental Controls to only 
grant access to approved sites, limit web access based on time or dates, and/or block access from applications like P2P utilities or 
games.
Click Next to continue with the wizard.
Access Control Wizard 

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Enter  a  name  for  the  policy  and  then  click Next  to 
continue.
Select a schedule (I.E. Always) from the drop-down menu 
and then click Next to continue.
Enter  the  following  information  and  then  click Next  to 
continue.
• Address Type - Select IP address, MAC address, or Other 
Machines.
• IP Address - Enter the IP address of the computer you want 
to apply the rule to. 

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Select  the  filtering  method  and  then  click Next  to 
continue.
Enter the rule:
 Enable - Check to enable the rule.
 Name - Enter a name for your rule.
 Dest IP Start - Enter the starting IP address.
 Dest IP End - Enter the ending IP address.
 Protocol - Select the protocol.
 Dest Port Start - Enter the starting port number.
 Dest Port End - Enter the ending port number.
To enable web logging, click Enable.
Click Save to save the access control...

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Add Website 
Filtering Rule:
Website URL/
Domain:
Website Filters
Select Allow or Deny.
Enter the keywords or URLs that you want to allow 
or block. Click Save Settings.
Website Filters are used to allow you to set up a list of allowed Web sites that can be used by multiple users through the network. 
To use this feature select to Allow or Deny, enter the domain or website and click Save Settings. You must also select Apply Web 
Filter under the...

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Enter a name for the inbound filter rule.
Select Allow or Deny.
Check to enable rule.
Enter the starting IP address. Enter 0.0.0.0 if you 
do not want to specify an IP range.
Enter the ending IP address. Enter 255.255.255.255 
if you do not want to specify and IP range.
Click the Add button to apply your settings. You 
must  click Save  Settings  at  the  top  to  save  the 
settings.
This section will list any rules that are created. You 
may click...

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SPI  (Stateful  Packet  Inspection,  also  known  as  dynamic  packet  filtering) 
helps to prevent cyber attacks by tracking more state per session. It validates 
that the traffic passing through the session conforms to the protocol.
Select one of the following for TCP and UDP ports:
Endpoint Independent - Any incoming traffic sent to an open port will be 
forwarded to the application that opened the port. The port will close if idle 
for 5...