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ProtectLink

Trend Micro ProtectLink Gateway

Service

The optional Trend Micro ProtectLink Gateway service provides security for your network. It

checks e-mail messages, filters website addresses (URLs), and blocks potentially malicious

websites. (To purchase a license for this service, contact your Linksys reseller.)

This appendix explains how to use this service.

ProtectLink

Click the

ProtectLink

tab to display this screen.

Follow the instructions for the appropriate option:

•

I want to buy Trend Micro ProtectLink.

•

I want to register online.

•

I want to activate Trend Micro ProtectLink.

I want to buy Trend Micro ProtectLink Gateway—

To purchase a license to use this service,

click this link. You will be redirected to a list of Linksys resellers on the Linksys website. Then

follow the on-screen instructions.

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How to Use the Service

I have purchased ProtectLink Gateway and want to register it—

If you already have a

license, click this link. You will be redirected to the Trend Micro ProtectLink Gateway website.

Then follow the on-screen instructions.

I have my Activation Code (AC) and want to activate ProtectLink Gateway

—If you have

registered, click this link. A wizard begins. Follow the on.screen instructions.

When the wizard is complete, the Web Protection, Email Protection, and License tabs will

appear.

How to Use the Service

Configure the service to protect your network. Click on the following tabs:

ProtectLink > Web Protection

Web Protection

Enable URL Filtering

—To filter website addresses (URLs), select this option.

Enable Web Reputation

—To block potentially malicious websites, select this option.

URL Filtering

Reset Counter

—The Router counts the number of attempted visits to a restricted URL. To reset

the counter to zero, click

Reset Counter

.

For each URL category, select the appropriate Filtering option. If you want to filter a sub-

category, click + to view the sub-categories for each category. Then select the appropriate

Filtering option:

Business Hours

—To filter this URL category during the business hours you have specified,

select this option.

Leisure Hours

—To filter this URL category during non.business hours, select this option.

Instances Blocked

—The number of attempted visits is displayed.

NOTE:

To have your e-mail checked, you will need to

provide the domain name and IP address of your e-mail

server. If you do not know this information, contact your

ISP.

NOTE:

If you replace the Router with a new router that

supports this service, click

I have my Activation Code

(AC) and want to activate ProtectLink Gateway

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ProtectLink > Web Protection

Business Hour Setting

Business Days—

Select the appropriate days. The default days are

Mon.

through

Fri.

Business Times—

To specify entire days, keep the default,

All day (24 hours)

. To specify hours,

select

Specify business hours

. For morning hours, select

Morning

, and then select the

appropriate

From

and

To

times. For afternoon hours, select

Afternoon

, and then select the

appropriate

From

and

To

times.

Web Reputation

Select the appropriate security level:

High—

This level blocks a higher number of potentially malicious websites but also increases

the risk of false positives. (A false positive is a website that can be trusted but seems potentially

malicious.)

Medium—

This level blocks most potentially malicious websites and does not create too many

false positives. The default is

Medium

and is the recommended setting.

Low—

This level blocks fewer potentially malicious websites and reduces the risk of false

positives.

Approved URLs

You can designate up to 20 trusted URLs that will always be accessible.

Enable Approved URL list—

To set up a list of always accessible URLs, select this option.

URL(s) to approve—

Enter the trusted URL(s). Separate multiple URLs with semicolons (“;”).

Add—

To add the URLs, click

Add

.

Approved URLs lis

t

—

The trusted URLs are displayed. To delete a URL, click its

trash can

icon.

Approved Clients

You can designate up to 20 trusted clients (local IP addresses) that will always have access to

filtered URLs.

Enable Approved Client list—

To set up a list of trusted clients, select this option.

IP addresses/range—

Enter the appropriate IP addresses or ranges. Separate multiple URLs

with semicolons (“

;

”). For a range of IP addresses, use a hyphen (“

-

”). Example: 10.1.1.0-10.1.1.10.

Add—

To add the IP addresses or ranges, click

Add

.

Approved Clients list—

The IP addresses or range of trusted clients are displayed. To delete an

IP address or range, click its

trash can

icon.

URL Overflow Control

Specify the behavior you want if there are more URL requests than the service can handle.

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ProtectLink > Email Protection

Temporarily block URL requests (This is the recommended setting)—

If there are too many

URL requests, the overflow will be held back until they can be processed. This is the default

setting.

Temporarily bypass Trend Micro URL verification for requested URLs—

If there are too

many URL requests, the overflow will be allowed without verification.

Click

Save Settings

to save your changes, or click

Cancel Changes

to undo them.

ProtectLink > Email Protection

The Email Protection features are provided by an online service called IMHS, which stands for

InterScan™ Messaging Hosted Security. It checks your e-mail messages so spam, viruses, and

inappropriate content are filtered out. After you have configured the IMHS settings, your email

messages will be checked online before appropriate messages are forwarded to your network.

Email Protection

https://us.imhs.trendmicro.com/linksys

—

To set up email protection, click this link. You will be

redirected to the Trend Micro ProtectLink Gateway website. Then follow the on-screen

instructions.

ProtectLink > License

The license for the Trend Micro ProtectLink Gateway service (Email Protection and Web

Protection) is valid for one year from the time the activation code for Web Protection is

generated. If you do not provide the necessary information to activate Email Protection during

registration, please provide that information as soon as possible because Email Protection and

Web Protection will expire at the same time.

On the License screen, license information is displayed. Use this screen to renew your license,

add seats, or view license information online.

License

Update Information—

To refresh the license information displayed on-screen, click

Update

Information

.

NOTE:

For example, if you provide the information

needed for Email Protection one month after receiving the

activation code for Web Protection, then you will receive

only 11 months of Email Protection.

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ProtectLink > License

License Information

View detailed license online—

To view license information online, click this link.

Status—

The status of your license, Activated or Expired, is displayed.

Platform—

The platform type, Gateway Service, is automatically displayed.

License expires on—

The date and time your license expires are displayed.

Renew—

To renew your license, click

Renew

. Then follow the on-screen instructions.

Add Seats—

Each seat allows an e-mail account to use Email Protection. To add seats to your

license, click

Add Seats

. Then follow the on-screen instructions.

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