DSL-G624T Wireless ADSL Router User Guide
URL Blocking
URL or Uniform Resource Locator is a specially formatted text string that uniquely defines an Internet
website. This window will allow users to block computers on the LAN from accessing certain URLs. This
may be accomplished by simply entering the URL to be blocked in the
URL Address
field. The user may
also use this field to block certain websites by entering a keyword into the
URL Address
field. So, if any
website’s URL contains this word, it will automatically be denied access to users on the LAN.
For example, if you wish to block users from accessing shopping websites, enter the keyword “shopping into
the URL Address field. Then website having “shopping” in their URL (such as
http://www.yahoo.com/shopping/stores.html or http://www.msn/search/shopping-spree.html) will be denied
from computers on the LAN. This feature may be beneficial to parents wanting to stop their kids from
accessing certain websites or for companies who want their employees to stop surfing the Internet on
company time.
To configure this screen for URL blocking, enter the website’s address or a keyword into the
URL
field and
click
Add
button, then click
Apply
to save this configuration into the Routers memory. Configured URL
blocking entries will be displayed in the
Blocked URLs
List at the bottom of the screen. To remove a
Blocked URL entry in the list, click on the entry and click the
Delete
button.
Domain Blocking
Domain blocking is a method of denying computers on the LAN access to specific domains on the Internet.
To configure this screen for URL blocking, enter the website’s address into the
Domain
field and click
Add
button, then click
Apply
to save this configuration into the Routers memory. Configured Domain blocking
entries will be displayed in the
Blocked Domains
List at the bottom of the window. To remove a Blocked
Domain entry in the list, click on the entry and click the
Delete
button.
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