How Do I Configure the Cable Modem Gateway?

Function Keys

The following function keys appear on the Setup Parental Control - Basic Setup page.

Key

Description

Add Rule

Adds and saves a new Rule to the list of content Rules

 

 

Remove Rule

Removes the selected rule from the content rule list

 

 

Add/Remove

Allows you to add new keywords to the list or to

Keyword

delete selected keywords from the list

 

 

Add/Remove

Allows you to add new domains to the list or to delete

Domain

selected domains from the list

 

 

Add/Remove

Allows you to add new domains to the list or to delete

Allowed Domain

selected domains from the list

 

 

Apply

Saves all additions, edits, and changes

 

 

To use keyword and domain blocking

Keyword and Domain blocking allows you to restrict access to Internet sites by blocking access to those sites based on a word or a text string contained in the URLs used to access those Internet sites.

Domain blocking allows you to restrict access to Web sites based on the site's Domain Name. The Domain Name is the portion of the URL that precedes the familiar .COM, .ORG, or .GOV extension.

Keyword blocking allows you to block access to Internet sites based on a Keyword or text string being present anywhere in the URL, not just in the Domain Name.

Note: The Domain blocking feature blocks access to any Domain in the Domain List. It will also block Domains, any portion of which contains an exact match to entries in the list.

For example, if you enter example.com as a Domain, any site that contains “example.com” will be blocked. Generally, you do not want to include “www.” in a Domain Name since doing so limits the blocking to only the site that matches that Domain Name exactly. For instance, if you enter www.example.com into the list, only the one site that matches that name exactly will be blocked. Consequently, if you do not include the “www.,” then all sites within and associated with “example.com” will be blocked.

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