Reference Manual for the Model RP614 v2 Web Safe Router
Content Filtering 3-3
• If the keyword “.com” is specified, only websites with other domain suffixes (such as .edu or
.gov) can be viewed.
• If you wish to block all Internet browsing access dur ing a sc hedule d peri od, e nter t he keywor d
“.” and set the schedule in the Schedule menu.
To specify a Trusted User, enter that PC’s IP address in the Trusted User box and click Apply.
You may specify one Trusted User, which is a PC that will be exempt from blocking and
logging. Since the Trusted User will be identified by an IP address, you should configure that
PC with a fixed IP address.
Blocking Access to Internet Services
The RP614 v2 router allows you to block the use of certain Internet services by PCs on your
network. This is called services blocking or port filtering. The Block Services menu is shown
below:
Figure 3-2: Block Services menu
Services are functions performed by server computers at the request of client computers. For
example, Web servers serve web pages, time servers serve time and date information, and game
hosts serve data about other players’ moves. When a computer on your networ k sends a r equest for
service to a server computer on the Internet, the requested service is identi fi ed by a service or port
number. This number appears as the destination port number in the transmitted IP packets. For
example, a packet that is sent with destination port number 80 is an HTTP (Web server) request.
To enable service blocking, select either Per Schedule or Always, then cl ick Apply. If you want to
block by schedule, be sure that a time period is specified in the Schedule menu.