Gateway CGD24G user manual Blocking Keywords, Sites, and Services, Blocking Keywords and Domains

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2.Enter the following information:

•Contact Email Address. Enter an e-mail address to which the logs will be sent. Use a full e-mail address (for example, ChrisXY@myISP.com).

•SMTP Server Name. Enter the outgoing SMTP mail server of your ISP (for example, mail.myISP.com). If you leave this box blank, no alerts or logs will be sent.

•Sender Email Address. Enter an e-mail address from which the logs will be sent. Use a full e-mail address (for example, JohnXY@myISP.com).

3.Select the E-mail Alerts Enable check box to activate the e-mail alerts.

4.Click Apply to save your settings.

For information about event logs, see “Viewing the Event Log” on page 4-6.

Blocking Keywords, Sites, and Services

The gateway provides a variety of options for blocking Internet based content and communications services. With its content filtering feature, the gateway prevents objectionable content from reaching your PCs. The gateway allows you to control access to Internet content by screening for keywords within Web addresses. It also has the capability to block access to all sites except those that are explicitly allowed.

Key content filtering options include:

•Blocking access from your LAN to Internet locations that contain keywords that your specify.

•Blocking access to websites that you specify as off-limits.

•Allowing access to only websites that you specify as allowed.

Blocking Keywords and Domains

The gateway allows you to restrict access to Internet content based on functions such as Web address keywords and Web domains. A domain name is the name of a particular website. For example, for the address www.NETGEAR.com, the domain name is NETGEAR.com.

To block keywords and domains:

3-2 Content Filtering and Firewall Rules

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