Edimax Technology Edimax user guide Router manual Security Management, URL Filter, Overview

5: Security Management

Overview

•URL Filter It can block specific or browse only certain website by configure IP address, URL or Key words

•Access filter You can block all Internet access or select block well-known port or block user define ports by groups.

•Session Limit It can eliminate users access Internet, and send email alert to the administrator. If the device detect new sessions that is exceed the maximum sampling time.

•Firewall Exception It can eliminate users access Internet, and send email alert to the administrator. If the device detect new sessions that is exceed the maximum sampling time.

URL Filter

This feature allows you to block access to undesirable Web sites. You can block by URL, IP address, or Keyword. You can also have different blocking settings for different groups of PCs.

•In operation, every URL is searched to see if it matches or contains any of the URL or keywords entered here. Then, after a DNS lookup determines the IP address of the requested site, the site's IP address is checked against IP address entries on this screen.

•Note that a single IP address may host many Web sites. Entering the IP address on this screen will block all Web sites hosted on that IP address.

Figure 5-1: URL Filter

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