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•

Specify .com if you want to allow only sites with domain suffixes such as .edu or .gov.

•

Enter a period (

.

) to block all Internet browsing access.

7.

Click the

Add Keyword

button.

The keyword is added to the keyword list. The keyword list supports up to 32 entries.

8.

Click the

Apply

button.

Keyword blocking takes effect.

Delete Keywords from the Blocked List



To delete keywords from the list:

1.

Launch a web browser from a computer or wireless device that is connected to the

network.

2.

Type

http://routerlogin.net

or

http://routerlogin.com

.

A login screen displays.

3.

Enter the router user name and password.

The user name is

admin

. The default password is

admin

. The user name and password

are case-sensitive.

The BASIC Home screen displays.

4.

Select

ADVANCED > Security >

Block Sites

.

5.

Do one of the following:

•

To delete a single word, select it and click the

Delete Keyword button.

The keyword is removed from the list.

•

To delete all keywords on the list, click the

Clear List

button.

All keywords are removed from the list.

6.

Click the

Apply

button.

Your changes are saved.

Block Services from the Internet

You can block Internet services on your network based on the type of service. You can block

the services all the time or based on a schedule.



To block services:

1.

Launch a web browser from a computer or wireless device that is connected to the

network.

2.

Type

http://www.routerlogin.net

or

.

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A login screen displays.

3.

Enter the user name and password.

The user name is

admin

. The default password is

password

. The user name and

password are case-sensitive.

The BASIC Home screen displays.

4.

Select

ADVANCED > Security > Block Services

.

5.

Specify when to block the services:

•

To block the services all the time, select the

Always

radio button.

•

To block the services based on a schedule, select the

Per Schedule

radio button.

For information about how to specify the schedule, see

Schedule When to Block

Internet Sites and Services

on page

58.

6.

Click the

Add

button.

The Block Services Setup screen displays:

7.

To add a service that is in the

Service Type

list, select the application or service.

The settings for this service automatically display in the fields.

8.

To add a service or application that is not the list, select

User Defined

and specify the

following:

a.

If you know that the application uses either TCP or UDP, select the appropriate

protocol; otherwise, select

TCP/UDP

(both).

b.

Enter the starting port and ending port numbers.

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If the service uses a single port number, enter that number in both fields. To find out

which port numbers the service or application uses, you can contact the publisher of

the application, ask user groups or newsgroups, or search on the Internet.

9.

Select a filtering option:

•

Only This IP Address

. Block services for a single computer.

•

IP Address Range

. Block services for a range of computers with consecutive IP

addresses on your network.

•

All lP Addresses

. Block services for all computers on your network.

10.

Click the

Add

button.

Your changes are saved.

Schedule When to Block Internet Sites and Services

When you schedule blocking, the same schedule is used to block sites and to block services.

For information about how to specify what you want the router to block, see

Use Keywords to

Block Internet Sites

on page

55 and

Block Services from the Internet

on page

56.



To schedule blocking:

1.

Launch a web browser from a computer or wireless device that is connected to the

network.

2.

Type

http://www.routerlogin.net

or

.

A login screen displays.

3.

Enter the user name and password.

The user name is

admin

. The default password is

password

. The user name and

password are case-sensitive.

The BASIC Home screen displays.

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4.

Select

ADVANCED > Security > Schedule

.

5.

Specify when to block keywords and services:

•

Days to Block

. Select the check box for each day that you want to block the

keywords, or select the

Every Day

check box, which automatically selects the check

boxes for all days.

•

Time of Day to Block

. Select a start and end time in 24-hour format, or select

All

Day

for 24-hour blocking.

6.

Select your time zone from the list.

7.

If you live in a region that observes daylight saving time, select the

Automatically adjust

for daylight savings time

check box.

8.

Click the

Apply

button.

Your settings are saved.

Avoid Blocking on a Trusted Computer

You can exempt one trusted computer from blocking. The computer that you exempt must be

assigned a fixed IP address. You can use the reserved IP address feature to specify the IP

address. See

Manage Reserved LAN IP Addresses

on page

99.



To specify a trusted computer:

1.

Launch a web browser from a computer or wireless device that is connected to the

network.

2.

Type

http://www.routerlogin.net

or

.

A login screen displays.

3.

Enter the user name and password.

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The user name is

admin

. The default password is

password

. The user name and

password are case-sensitive.

The BASIC Home screen displays.

4.

Select

ADVANCED > Security > Block Sites

.

The Block Sites screen displays.

5.

Scroll down and select the

Allow trusted IP address to visit blocked sites

check box.

6.

In the

Trusted IP Address

field, enter the IP address of the trusted computer.

7.

Click the

Apply

button.

Your changes are saved.

Set Up Security Event Email Notifications

The router can email you its logs of router activity. The log records router activity and security

events such as attempts to access blocked sites or services.



To set up email notifications:

1.

Launch a web browser from a computer or wireless device that is connected to the

network.

2.

Type

http://www.routerlogin.net

or

.

A login screen displays.

3.

Enter the user name and password.

The user name is

admin

. The default password is

password

. The user name and

password are case-sensitive.

The BASIC Home screen displays.

4.

Select

ADVANCED > Security >

E-mail

.