NETGEAR WNDR3300 Chapter 3 Restricting Access From Your Network

NETGEAR RangeMax™ Dual Band Wireless-N Router WNDR3300 Reference Manual
Restricting Access From Your Network 3-1
v1.0, February 2008
Chapter 3
Restricting Access From Your Network
This chapter describes how to use the content filtering and reporting features of the RangeMax
Dual Band Wireless-N Router WNDR3300 to protect your network. You can find these features by
selecting the items under Content Filtering in the main menu of the browser interface.
This chapter includes the following sections:
•“Content Filtering Overview”
•“Blocking Access to Internet Sites”
•“Blocking Access to Internet Services” on page 3-3
•“Scheduling Blocking” on page 3-5
•“Viewing Logs of Web Access or Attempted Web Access” on page3-6
•“Configuring E-mail Alert and Web Access Log Notifications” on page3-7
•“Setting the Time” on page3-9
Content Filtering Overview
The RangeMax Dual Band Wireless-N Router WNDR3300 provides you with Web content
filtering options, plus browser activity reporting and instant alerts through 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 rooms or games.
To configure these features of your router, select the items under Content Filtering in the main
menu of the browser interface. This chapter describes the screens that display.
Blocking Access to Internet Sites
The WNDR3300 router allows you to restrict access based on Web addresses and Web address
keywords. Up to 255 entries are supported in the Keyword list.