ZyXEL Communications P-660HN-T1H User Manual

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P-660HN-T1H User’s Guide
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Filters
11.1  Overview 
This chapter introduces three types of filters supported by the ZyXEL Device. You 
can configure rules to restrict traffic by IP addresses, MAC addresses, application 
types and/or URLs.
11.1.1  What You Can Do in the Filter Screens
• Use  the  URL Filter screen (
) to block access to web 
sites.
• Use  the  Application Filter screen (
traffic from certain types of applications.
• Use  the  IP/MAC Filter screen (
) to create IP/MAC 
filter rules.
11.1.2  What You Need to Know About Filtering
URL
The URL (Uniform Resource Locator) identifies and helps locates resources on a 
network. On the Internet the URL is the web address that you type in the address 
bar of your Internet browser, for example “http://www.zyxel.com”.
IP/MAC Filter Structure
An IP/MAC filter set consists of one or more filter rules. The ZyXEL Device allows 
you to configure up to twelve filter sets with six rules in each set, for a total of 72 
filter rules in the system.