Reference Manual for the Model Wireless ADSL Firewall Router DG834G
Protecting Your Network
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202-10006-05, June 2005
Blocking Keywords, Sites, and Services
The router provides a variety of options for blocking Internet based content and communications
services. With its content filtering feature, the DG834G wireless router prevents objectionable
content from reaching your PCs. The router allows you to control access to Internet content by
screening for keywords within Web addresses. Key content filtering options include:
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Keyword blocking of HTTP traffic.
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Outbound Service Blocking limits access from your LAN to Internet locations or services that
you specify as off-limits.
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Denial of Service (DoS) protection. Automatically detects and thwarts Denial of Service
(DoS) attacks such as Ping of Death, SYN Flood, LAND Attack and IP Spoofing.
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Blocking unwanted traffic from the Internet to your LAN.
The section below explains how to configure your
router to perform these functions.
How to Block Keywords and Sites
The DG834G wireless router allows you to restrict access to Internet content based on functions
such as Web addresses and Web address keywords.
1.
Log in to the router at its default LAN address of
http://192.168.0.1
with its default User Name
of
admin
, default password of
password
, or using whatever Password and LAN address you
have chosen for the router.
2.
Select the Block Sites link of the Security menu.
