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Use the descriptions and instructions in the following table to configure the access

restrictions basic rules for your residential gateway. After you make your selections,

click

Save Settings

to apply your changes or

Cancel Changes

to cancel.

Section

Field Description

Parental Control Basic

Setup

Parental Control Activation

Allows you to enable or disable parental controls. To enable

parental controls, select the

Enable Parental Control

check box

and click

Apply

. To disable parental controls, clear the

Enable

Parental Control

check box and click

Apply

.

Add Rule

Adds and saves a new Rule to the list of content rules

Remove Rule

Removes the selected rule from the content rule list

Keyword List

Keyword List

Allows you to create a list of keywords. Any attempt to access a

URL that contains any of the keywords in this list will be

blocked by the gateway

Add/Remove Keyword

Allows you to add new keywords to the list or to delete

selected keywords from the list

Blocked Domain List

Blocked Domain List

Allows you to create a list of domains that the gateway should

block access to. Any attempt to access any of the Domains in

this list will be blocked by the gateway

Add/Remove Domain

Allows you to add new domains to the list or to delete selected

domains from the list

Allowed Domain List

Allowed Domain List

Allows you to create a list of domains to which the gateway

allows access

Add/Remove Allowed Domain

Allows you to add new domains to the list or to delete selected

domains from the list

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Section

Field Description

Override the Password

Password

Allows you to create a password to temporarily override user

access restrictions to a blocked Internet site

Re-Enter Password

Re-enter the same password for confirmation of the override

password in the previous field

Access Duration

Allows you to designate an amount of time in minutes that the

Override password will allow temporary access to a restricted

Internet site

Apply

Saves all additions, edits, and changes

To use keyword and domain blocking

Keyword and Domain blocking allows you to restrict access to Internet sites by

blocking access to those sites based on a word or a text string contained in the URLs

used to access those Internet sites.

Domain blocking allows you to restrict access to Websites based on the site's Domain

Name. The Domain Name is the portion of the URL that precedes the familiar .COM,

.ORG, or .GOV extension.

Keyword blocking allows you to block access to Internet sites based on a Keyword

or text string being present anywhere in the URL, not just in the Domain Name.

Note:

The Domain blocking feature blocks access to any Domain in the Domain List.

It will also block Domains, any portion of which contains an exact match to entries in

the list.

For example, if you enter

example.com

as a Domain, any site that contains

―example.com‖ will be blocked. Generally, you do not want to include ―www.‖ in a

Domain Name since doing so limits the blocking to only the site that matches that

Domain Name exactly. For instance, if you enter www.example.com into the list,

only the one site that matches that name exactly will be blocked. Consequently, if

you do not include the ―www.,‖ then all sites within and associated with

―example.com‖ will be blocked.

Block Access to Websites

If you wish to block access to websites, use the

Blocked Domain List

or the

Keyword List

To use the

Blocked Domain List

, enter the URLs or domain names of the websites

you wish to block.

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Use the

Keyword List

to enter the keywords you wish to block. If any of these

keywords appears in the URL of a website, access to the site will be blocked. Note

that only the URL is check, not the content of each webpage.

Access Restrictions > Time of Day Rules

Use the Access Restrictions Time of Day Rules page to configure web access filters to

block all Internet traffic to and from specific network devices based on day of week

and time of day settings that you select.

Select the

Time of Day Rules

tab to open the Access Restrictions Time of Day Rules

Page. The following illustration is an example of the Access Restrictions Time of Day

Rules page.

Note:

The residential gateway uses the network time of day clock that is managed by

your data service provider. The time of day clock must be accurate and represent the

time of day in your time zone for this feature to operate properly. Verify that the

Status and Set Time pages reflect the correct time of day. If they do not reflect the

correct time of day, contact your data service provider. You can also adjust your

settings to account for the difference.

Access Restrictions Time of Day Rules Page Description

Use the descriptions and instructions in the following table to configure the time of

day rules for your residential gateway. After you make your selections, click

Save

Settings

to apply your changes or

Cancel Changes

to cancel.

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Section

Field Description

Tod Filter

Add

Allows you to add a new Time of Day access filter or rule.

Enter the name of the filter and click the

Add

key to add the

filter to the list. Time of Day rules are used to restrict Internet

access based on the day and time.

Remove

Removes the selected filter from the Time of Day filter list

Schedule

Days to Block

Allows you to control access based on days of the week

Time to Block

Allows you to control access based on time of day

Access Restrictions > User Setup

Use the Access Restrictions User Setup page to set up additional accounts and user

profiles for household members. Each profile can be assigned customized levels of

Internet access as defined by the access rules assigned to that user's profile.

Important:

These additional accounts do not grant administrative access to the

gateway.

Note:

Once you define and enable user profiles, each user must sign-on each time

they wish to access the Internet. The user can sign-on when the pop-up sign-on

screen appears in their Web browser. The user must enter their correct user name

and password in order to gain Internet access.

Select the

User Setup

tab to open the Access Restrictions User Setup page.

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Access Restrictions User Setup Page Description

Use the descriptions and instructions in the following table to configure the user

setup for your residential gateway. After you make your selections, click

Save

Settings

to apply your changes or

Cancel Changes

to cancel.

Section

Field Description

User

Configure

Add User

Allows you to add a new user profile. Enter the name of the user and click the

Add User

button to add the user to the list.

User Settings

Allows you to edit a user profile by using the drop-down menu to edit a user profile. The

drop-down menu allows you to recall the profile to be edited. User names and passwords

are case-sensitive.

Make sure to check the

Enable

box to activate the user profile. If a profile is not active, that

user will not have any access to the Internet.

To remove a user profile, use the drop-down menu to select the user to be removed and

click the

Remove User

button.

Password

Enter the selected user's password in this field. Each user must enter their User Name and

Password each time they use the Internet. User names and passwords are case-sensitive.

Note:

The residential gateway will allow each user access to the Internet, subject to the

rules selected on this page for that user.

Re-Enter Password

Re-enter the same password for confirmation of the password in the previous field.

Trusted User

Check this box if the currently selected user is to be designated a trusted user. Trusted

users are not subject to Internet access rules.

Content Rule

Select the Content Rule for the current user profile. Content Rules must first be defined by

going to the Rules Configuration page. You can access the Rule Configuration page by

clicking on the ―Basic Rules‖ tab on this page.

Time Access Rule

Select the Time Access Rule for the current user profile. Time Access Rules must first be

defined by going to the Time of Day Rules page. You can access the Time of Day Rules

pa

ge by clicking on the ―Time of Day Rules‖ tab on this page.

Session Duration

1440 minutes [Factory default when a user is created. Otherwise, it is 0 (zero)].

Enter the amount of time in minutes that the user will be granted Internet access beginning

at the time they sign on using their User Name and Password.

Note:

Set the Session Duration to 0 (zero) to prevent session timeout.