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Once you enable Parental Controls, you can create filtering rules here.

Filtering Policy

Default Filtering Policy:

LAN Computer Policy:

Filtering Policy:

This is a global setting. If you select

Block All

, it will over-ride LAN Computer Policies and

Filtering Policies created and block all computers/devices from connecting to the Internet.

To use created policies, select

Allow All

.

This list will display any LAN computer policies. You can click the green + icon to add a new

entry, click the pencil icon to edit, or click the red X to delete the entry.

Click

Add a LAN Computer

to create a new entry (see below).

This list will display any filter policies that were created. You can click the green + icon to

add a new entry, click the pencil icon to edit, or click the red X to delete the entry.

Click

Add a Policy

to create a new entry (refer to the next page).

Add a LAN Computer

Enter the name or IP address (x.x.x.x) of your computer or device and then select

Allow All

,

Block All

,

or any

created policy (see next page). You can then select a schedule from the drop-down. Click

OK

to continue.

WARNING: If you enter the computer you are working on and select Block All, you will disconnect from

the Gateway and will not be able to log back in (since you are blocked). You will have to connect to the

Gateway from another computer or reset the Gateway back to factory default settings.

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Name:

Description:

Websites and URL

Keywords Filtering:

List of Websites:

List of Keywords:

OK:

Enter a name for your policy.

Enter a description.

Select either

Block Access to These Websites and URL Keywords

or

Allow Access to

These Websites and URL Keywords

from the drop-down menu.

Enter specific websites you want to block or allow.

Enter keywords that are on websites that you want to block or allow.

Click to save your policies.

Created policies will then appear in the drop-down list when adding LAN computers.

Add a Policy

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If a user from your local network attempts to visit a site that you blocked, they will get redirected to the URL

you want. Enter the URL below and click

OK

. Click

Reset Redirect URL

to clear out the URL.

Advanced Options

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This page displays the number of allowed and blocked sites that were attempted to be view from your local

network.

Statistics

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Storage

You can connect a USB thumb drive or external hard drive to the router and share it with users on your local

network.

File Server

Enabled:

NetBIOS Workgroup:

Automatically Share All

Partitions:

Allow Guest Access:

File Server Shares:

OK:

Check to enable access to your USB drive.

Enter the name of your workgroup.

Check to automatically allow all partitions on your drive shared.

Select the user rights for Guests -

Disabled

,

Read only

, or

Read/Write

.

Your drive will appear here. Click the name of the drive to access the folders and files.

Advanced users can click

New Entry

to assign specific users, groups to specific folders on

your USB drive.

Click

OK

to save your settings.