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Using Java, ActiveX, and cookies Filtering.

What are these items and what can I do about them?

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ActiveX and Java programs can be embedded in websites, and will be executed by your

computer. These programs may sometimes include malicious content.

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Cookies are small files that a website can store on your computer to track your activity.

Some cookies can be helpful, but some may compromise your privacy.

To block these items, follow these steps:

1.

Click WAN Setup link on the Advanced section of the main menu.

2.

Type the IP address for that server. To remove the default DMZ server, replace the IP address

numbers with all zeros.

3.

To block ActiveX, Java, Cookies, or Web Proxy functions for all Internet sites, click the check

box next to the function and then click Apply.

Viewing Logs of Web Access or Attempted Web Access

The log is a detailed record of what websites you have accessed or attempted to access. Up to 128

entries are stored in the log. Log entries will only appear when keyword blocking is enabled, and

no log entries will be made for the Trusted User. An example is shown below:

Figure 3-6: Logs menu

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Log entries are described in

Table 3-1

Log action buttons are described in

Table 3-2

Table 3-1.

Log entry descriptions

Field

Description

Number

The index number of the content filter log entries. 128 entries

are available numbered from 0 to 127. The log will keep the

record of the latest 128 entries.

Date and Time

The date and time the log entry was recorded.

Source IP

The IP address of the initiating device for this log entry.

Action

This field displays whether the access was blocked or allowed.

The name or IP address of the website or newsgroup visited or

attempted to access.

Table 3-2.

Log action buttons

Field

Description

Refresh

Click this button to refresh the log screen.

Clear Log

Click this button to clear the log entries.

Send Log

Click this button to email the log immediately.

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Configuring E-Mail Alert and Web Access Log Notifications

In order to receive logs and alerts by email, you must provide your email information in the E-Mail

menu, shown below:

Figure 3-7: Email menu

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Turn e-mail notification on

Check this box if you wish to receive e-mail logs and alerts from the router.

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Your outgoing mail server

Enter the name of your ISP’s outgoing (SMTP) mail server (such as mail.myISP.com). You

may be able to find this information in the configuration menu of your e-mail program. If you

leave this box blank, log and alert messages will not be sent via e-mail.

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Send to this e-mail address

Enter the e-mail address to which logs and alerts are sent. This e-mail address will also be used

as the From address. If you leave this box blank, log and alert messages will not be sent via

e-mail.

You can specify that logs are automatically sent to the specified e-mail address with these options:

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Send alert immediately

Check this box if you would like immediate notification of attempted access to a blocked site.

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Send logs according to this schedule

Specifies how often to send the logs: Hourly, Daily, Weekly, or When Full.

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Day for sending log

Specifies which day of the week to send the log. Relevant when the log is sent weekly or

daily.

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Time for sending log

Specifies the time of day to send the log. Relevant when the log is sent daily or weekly.

If the Weekly, Daily or Hourly option is selected and the log fills up before the specified

period, the log is automatically e-mailed to the specified e-mail address. After the log is sent,

the log is cleared from the router’s memory. If the router cannot e-mail the log file, the log

buffer may fill up. In this case, the router overwrites the log and discards its contents.

The RP614 v2 router uses the Network Time Protocol (NTP) to obtain the current time and date

from one of several Network Time Servers on the Internet. In order to localize the time for your

log entries, you must specify your Time Zone:

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Time Zone

Select your local time zone. This setting will be used for the blocking schedule and for

time-stamping log entries.

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Daylight Savings Time

Check this box if your time zone is currently under daylight savings time.

Maintenance

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Chapter 4

Maintenance

This chapter describes how to use the maintenance features of your Model RP614 v2 Web Safe

Router. These features can be found by clicking on the Maintenance heading in the Main Menu of

the browser interface.

Viewing Router Status Information

The Router Status menu provides a limited amount of status and usage information. From the

Main Menu of the browser interface, click on Maintenance, then select System Status to view the

System Status screen, shown below.

Figure 4-1.

Router Status screen