Allied Telesis AT-WA1004G

AT-WA1004G User’s Guide

Note

The “DMZ PC” is effectively outside the firewall, making it more

vulnerable to attacks. For this reason, you should only enable the

DMZ feature when required.

URL Filter

The URL Filter allows you to block access to undesirable Web site

❑To use this feature, you must define “filter strings.” If the “filter

string” appears in a requested URL, the request is blocked.

❑Enabling the URL Filter also affects the Internet Access Log. If

Enabled, the “Destination” field in the log will display the URL.

Otherwise, it will display the IP Address.

URL Filter Screen

Click the “Configure URL Filter” button on the Internet screen to access

the URL Filter screen.

Data - URL Filter Screen

Filter Strings

Current Entries This lists any existing entries. If you have not

entered any values, this list will be empty.

Add Filter String To add an entry to the list, enter it here, and click

the “Add” button. An entry may be a Domain

name (for example, www.trash.com) or simply a

string. (for example, ads/) Any URL which contains

ANY entry ANYWHERE in the URL will be blocked.

Buttons

Delete/Delete All Use these buttons to delete the selected entry or

all entries, as required. Multiple entries can be

selected by holding down the CTRL key while

selecting. (On the Macintosh, hold the SHIFT key

while selecting.)

Add Use this to add the current Filter String to the site

list.