Time management and control

Many of you know about the features of a wireless router, but some features, such as time management and control, are not very deeply touched. After you have mastered these features, the router will be used more smoothly.

Time management and control

As broadband networks gradually become popular and prices keep falling, more and more families begin to enjoy the fun of broadband networks through ADSL, power networks, cable television networks, and other channels, however, children in the family cannot resist the temptation of the Internet. online games and online games are deeply attracted to them. How can they better manage their online time and content?

Although there are some parent management software on the Internet and the parent control function is also integrated in Vista, it is difficult to implement and often brings inconvenience to actual use, resulting in the consequences of self-binding. Isn't there a good solution to control the children's Internet time and content? The answer is yes. Today, let's start with the settings in the home broadband wireless) router, and use the "time management" function to solve the actual problems of children's online control.

1. What is time management and control:

Time management and control is a function added by some broadband wireless routers. It aims to manage the time scheduling process for a function of a parameter, to put it bluntly, it is enabled when the time period is met and disabled when the time period is not met. In this way, we can set a broadband wireless router more flexibly and set a parameter value according to the actual time period. To expand the application, you can not only enable the switch to be disabled by time period, but also set parameters to different values by time period.

It is no exaggeration to say that the home broadband wireless) with the time management and control functions of the router, we can manage the online problems of children more flexibly and easily, you can adjust the parameter values as needed. Generally, there is a special "scheduling process" option in the vro management interface, which is the most basic element of time management and control. The scheduling process is used to set time rules. Because the "scheduling process" option in each vro has different locations, I cannot list them one by one. Below I will introduce it with D-Link DIR300 wireless router. In the D-Link DIR300 wireless router, the "scheduling process" is displayed in the "maintenance" tab on the management interface.

The scheduling process function is to set a time period so that other parameters can be used to select a time period. From the interface information, we can see that the "scheduling process" can be detailed to the specified day of the week, from the time points to time points, accurate to minutes, we can also name each specified "scheduling process" to facilitate future differentiation.

For example, if the scheduling process named "Parent Management" is set to Sunday and nine o'clock A.M. to nine o'clock P.M. on Saturday, select "Sunday" and "Saturday, select the information corresponding to the "Start Time" and "End Time" from the drop-down menu below. Click "Save settings" in the upper left corner to save the information.

Of course, in addition to parent management, we can also fill in the corresponding "scheduling process" information as needed, such as setting up a rule that allows dialing from one o'clock A.M. to every day, then save it as another "scheduling process ". With these scheduling processes of different time periods and different dates, we can select these time control and management parameters from other functions and other parameters, in this way, the functions of different vrouters with different parameters for different dates and time periods are achieved.

2. Which parameters can be restricted through time management and control:

Different broadband wireless) vrouters correspond to different time management and control functions. We cannot say the same thing, however, for the D-Link DIR300 wireless router used by the author, there are still a lot of vro setting parameters that can use the time management and control functions. The following is a list for you.

1) Introduction to wireless router functions; parental control-prohibit children from accessing a certain site:

Most of the time, we want to prohibit children from accessing a certain site. In the D-Link DIR300 wireless router, we select "parent control" under the "installation" option ", this feature allows parents to restrict the address information of their children accessing the site. Of course, in combination with the "scheduling process", we can enable the children to access the site at what time and at what time prohibit their children from accessing the site.

For example, for a game site, you can only access the learning website during the weekend. Select the corresponding time management and control items from the "scheduling process" drop-down menu on the right of the parent control rule. By default, we can develop 25 parental control rules based on actual needs, so that we can manage the address information of each site for children surfing more flexibly and conveniently.

2) wireless router function Introduction: dial-up management-make the network connection follow the rules:

Of course, we also need to control the children's Internet access time and time period. We do not want the children to easily dial up and connect to the network when they are on the machine. In this case, we can use the dial-up management function in the vro, load the corresponding "scheduling process", so that the dial-up connection can be completed step by step, and the dial-up connection can be selected based on actual needs.

In the PPPOE dialing control interface, we can see the "connection mode selection" parameter below. This parameter provides us with several options, one being "as needed" and the other being "never ", you can also select from the drop-down menu. "As required" means that the computer connected to the router will automatically dial up the Internet when there is a need to access the network. "Never" means that the dial-up connection will never be allowed.

The drop-down menu is the focus of this Article. Through the drop-down menu, we can specify the "scheduling process" for the dial-up connection, so as to implement the dialing function in a certain period of time, in other time periods, the router will disable Internet dialing. With the dial-up management scheduling control, we can set the children's Internet access time. When the network time reaches the rule, the PPPOE dial-up connection will be automatically disconnected, and it is impossible for the children to access the Internet.

3) wireless router function Introduction: MAC filtering-allow connection permissions to be freely available:

There is a MAC filter security protection function in the vro. You can also see access control under the "advanced" tab in the D-Link DIR300 wireless router management interface. Through MAC filtering, we can achieve the connection permission to connect to a vro computer, so that the MAC address does not meet the requirements and the Computer Connection established by the rules is interrupted, of course, MAC filtering can also use the "scheduling process" to implement the time management function, so that such filtering takes effect according to the time period. The method is the same as above. Select the corresponding time management segment from the drop-down menu under "scheduling process.

4) features of wireless routers: Firewall Rules-data entry and exit steps:

In addition to the functions described above, the scheduling process in time management and control can be used to achieve flexible settings, on the router's firewall settings page, we can also see the "scheduling process". By selecting the "time management and control" name, in this way, different inbound and outbound data rules take effect in different time periods.

5) wireless connection-enable wireless networks to meet your needs:

We have been worried about the radiation of wireless networks for a long time. However, to make it easier for many families to enable their own wireless networks, a more convenient wireless transmission network has been established at home, this allows you to surf freely in every corner of your home. However, since the "scheduling process" function of "time management and control" is available, we can make wireless network switches more comfortable, let the router transmit wireless signals according to the time period we have set in advance, so as to set the time for wireless connection and automatically disable the radiation signal when the wireless network is not needed, to create a healthier and safer home wireless network.

Iii. Summary of wireless router functions:

Time management and control functions exist in the broadband wireless routers of various manufacturers. They are also the future trend of wireless router functions. With the development of technology, there will be more and more parameters and functions labeled as "scheduling process", let us select the time period of the switch and different parameter values in different time periods according to their actual needs. In short, using the "scheduling process" can greatly help time management, not only to manage and control the children's Internet access, but also to optimize the home network, so that broadband can serve us better.