NETGEAR WGU624 manual Chapter Content Filtering, Blocking Access to Internet Sites

Chapter 5

Content Filtering

This chapter describes how to use the content filtering features of the Double 108 Mbps Wireless Firewall Router WGU624 to protect your network. These features can be found by under the Content Filtering heading in the main menu of the browser interface.

The Double 108 Mbps Wireless Firewall Router WGU624 provides you with Web content filtering options, plus browsing activity reporting and instant alerts via e-mail. Parents and network administrators can establish restricted access policies based on time-of-day, Web addresses and Web address keywords. You can also block Internet access by applications and services, such as chat or games.

Blocking Access to Internet Sites

The WGU624 wireless router allows you to restrict access based on Web addresses and Web address keywords. Up to 255 entries are supported in the Keyword list.

To block access to Internet Sites, select Block Sites under the Content Filtering heading in the main menu of the Web browser interface.

Keyword application examples:

•If the keyword "XXX" is specified, the URL <http://www.badstuff.com/xxx.html> is blocked.

•If the keyword “.com” is specified, only Web sites with other domain suffixes (such as .edu or

.gov) can be viewed.

•If you want to block all Internet browsing access during a scheduled period, enter the keyword “.” and set the schedule in the Schedule menu.

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