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Maintenance and Support

NETGEAR offers the following features to help you maximize your use of the RP614v4 router:

•

Flash memory for firmware upgrades

•

Free technical support seven days a week, twenty-four hours a day

Spanish

http://documentation/netgear.com/rp614v4/esp/208-10047-01/index.html

Dutch

Swedish

Table 1-1. RP614v4 Cable/DSL Router Online Setup Manuals (continued)

Language

Setup Manual URL

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Chapter 2

Content Filtering

This chapter describes how to use the content filtering features of the RP614v4 Cable/DSL Router

to protect your network. These features can be found by clicking on the Content Filtering heading

in the Main Menu of the browser interface.

Content Filtering Overview

The RP614v4 Cable/DSL Router provides you with Web content filtering options, plus browsing

activity reporting and instant alerts via 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 or games.

To configure these features of your router, click on the subheadings under the Content Filtering

heading in the Main Menu of the browser interface at

. The

subheadings are described below:

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Blocking Access to Internet Sites

The RP614v4 router allows you to restrict access based on Web addresses and Web address

keywords. Up to 255 entries are supported in the Keyword list. The Block Sites menu is shown in

Figure 2-1

below:

Figure 2-1

To enable keyword blocking:

1.

Select either “Per Schedule” or “Always”

2.

Click

Apply

.

3.

If you want to block by schedule, be sure to specify a time period in the Schedule menu, as

described in

“Scheduling When Blocking Will Be Enforced” on page 2-6

.

To add a keyword or domain, type it in the Keyword box, click

Add Keyword

, then click

Apply

.

To delete a keyword or domain, select it from the list, click

Delete Keyword

, then click

Apply

.

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Keyword application examples:

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If the keyword “XXX” is specified, the URL <http://www.badstuff.com/xxx.html> is blocked.

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If the keyword “.com” is specified, only Web sites with other domain suffixes (such as .edu or

.gov) can be viewed.

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If you wish to block all Internet browsing access during a scheduled period, enter the keyword

“.” and set the schedule in the Schedule menu.

To specify a Trusted User:

1.

Enter that computer’s IP address in the Trusted User box.

2.

Click

Apply

.

You may specify one Trusted User, which is a computer that will be exempt from blocking and

logging. Since the Trusted User will be identified by an IP address, you should configure that

computer with a fixed IP address.

Blocking Access to Internet Services

The RP614v4 router allows you to block the use of certain Internet services by computers on your

network. This is called service blocking or port filtering. The Block Services menu is shown

below:

Figure 2-2

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Services are functions performed by server computers at the request of client computers. For

example, Web servers serve Web pages, time servers serve time and date information, and game

hosts serve data about other players’ moves. When a computer on your network sends a request for

service to a server computer on the Internet, the requested service is identified by a service or port

number. This number appears as the destination port number in the transmitted IP packets. For

example, a packet that is sent with destination port number 80 is an HTTP (Web server) request.

To enable service blocking:

1.

Select either Per Schedule or Always

2.

Click

Apply

.

3.

If you want to block by schedule, be sure to specify a time period in the Schedule menu, as

described in

“Scheduling When Blocking Will Be Enforced” on page 2-6

.

To specify a service for blocking:

1.

Click

Add

. The Add Services menu will appear, as shown below:

Figure 2-3

2.

From the Service Type list, select the application or service to be allowed or blocked. The list

already displays several common services, but you are not limited to these choices. To add any

additional services or applications that do not already appear, select User Defined.