Chapter 3. Restricting Access From Your Network
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N150 Wireless Router WGR614v11 User Manual
Content Filtering Overview
The N150 Wireless Router Model WGR614v11 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.
Blocking Access to Internet Sites
The WGR614v11 router allows you to restrict access based on Web addresses and Web
address keywords. Up to 255 entries are supported in the Keyword list.
Keyword application examples:
•
If the keyword
XXX
is specified, the URL www.zzzyyqq.com/xxx.html is blocked.
•
If the keyword
.com
is specified, only websites with other domain suffixes (such as .edu,
.org, or .gov) can be viewed.
To block access to Internet sites:
1.
Select
Block Sites
under Content Filtering in the main menu. The Block Sites screen
displays.
Figure 1.
2.
Enable keyword blocking by selecting either
Per Schedule
or
Always
.
To block by schedule, be sure to specify a time period in the Schedule screen. For
information about scheduling, see
Scheduling Blocking
on page
43.
Block all access to Internet browsing during a scheduled period by entering a dot (
.
) as
the keyword, and then set a schedule in the Schedule screen.
