4.7.2 Parental Control/URL Filter
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4.7.2
Parental Control/URL Filter
Parental Control feature provides the facility to block WAN side access from the specified internal PCs in
your network for a specified duration as configured by the user (Parent or administrator).
Many parents want to exercise some control over the Internet access from their child PCs. The Parental
Control feature will enable a new time based controlling feature. It will give the control to the parents/
administrators to control the traffic from different internal PCs connected to router.
1.
Select the
Parental Control/URL Filter
tab. The following page opens.
Figure 4-32: Parental Control/URL Filter
2.
Set the rule action:
•
Choose
Allow
to allow access only to URLs that you specify
•
Choose
Deny
to deny access to URLs that you specify.
3.
Click
Apply
to confirm Rule Action.
4.
Set the rule. Fill in the following fields:
•
Filter Name
: enter the name of the URL filter (alphanumeric characters).
•
Policy Name (firewall policy)
:
ext-int
,
ext-dmz
,
dmz-int
•
Domain Filter
: Any alphanumeric string that represents a valid domain name. You can use
wildcard characters
*
and
?
to specify the filter.
•
Start Time
: specify the start time of this filter to become active.
•
End Time
: specify the end time after which this filter will no longer be active.
5.
Click
Apply
.
Note: For correct time of day settings, SNTP client must be configured.
Note: After you have set the URL filter and before it becomes active, you should wait for
a couple of minutes before browsing the internet. The time is required to clear the DNS
cache and to block the DNS requests.
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