You can control which data loaded in component by specifying additional parameters in URL. Check protocol details for full url parameters description.
grid.load("some.php?connector=true&dhx_filter[1]=mask");
With such url - data will be taken with additional rule
WHERE field_for_column_1 LIKE %mask%
grid.load("some.php?connector=true&dhx_filter[1]=mask&dhx_filter[3]=another");
Similar approach can be used against other component, but you will need to provide exact field name instead of column index.
Beware that such filtering is not-secure, if you need to hide some data - be sure to define such limitation on server side, not as part of URL