Technicolor TG582n v2 MediaAccess Router Manual PDF (Setup & Configuration Guide)

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9.1.2

Adding Rules for Address-Based Filtering

Introduction

Address-based filtering has a higher priority than content-based filtering. This means that when you are blocking a specific

category, you can still access a specific site if you allow it in the address-based filter.

Example

If you block content from the

Finance / Investment

category and allow access to netbanking.mybank.com,

netbanking.mybank.com will still be accessible.

Options

With the address-based filter you can:



Deny access to a specific web site

.



Allow access to a specific web site

.



Redirect a web site

.



Redirect all web sites

.

Deny access to a specific web site

Proceed as follows:

1

Browse to the

Technicolor Gateway GUI

.

2

On the

Toolbox

menu, click

Parental Control

.

3

Make sure the

Use Address-Based Filter

check box is selected.

4

Type the URL of the Web site you want to block (for example “mail.provider.com”) in the

Web Site

box.

5

In the

Action

list, click

Block

.

6

Click

Add

.

Allow access to a specific web site

Proceed as follows:

1

Browse to the

Technicolor Gateway GUI

.

2

On the

Toolbox

menu, click

Parental Control

.

3

Make sure the

Use Address-Based Filter

check box is selected.

4

Type the URL of the Web site you want to allow (for example “netbanking.bank.com”) in the

Web Site

box.

5

In the

Action

list, click

Allow

.

6

Click

Add

.

Redirect a web site

Proceed as follows:

1

Browse to the

Technicolor Gateway GUI

.

2

On the

Toolbox

menu, click

Parental Control

.

3

Make sure the

Use Address-Based Filter

check box is selected.

4

Type the URL of the Web site you want to redirect (for example “cracks.am”) in the

Web Site

box.

5

Click

Redirect

in the

Action

list.

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Type the URL of the Web site you want to redirect to (for example “mycompany.com/internetpolicy.htm”) in the

Redirect

box.

7

Click

Add

.

Redirect all web sites

Proceed as follows:

1

Browse to the

Technicolor Gateway GUI

.

2

On the

Toolbox

menu, click

Parental Control

.

3

Make sure the

Use Address-Based Filter

check box is selected.

4

Type “*” in the

Web Site

box.

5

Click

Redirect

in the

Action list

.

6

Type the URL of the Web site you want to redirect to (for example “mycompany.com/internetpolicy.htm”) in the

Redirect

box.

7

Click

Add

.

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9.2 Firewall

Introduction

The Technicolor Gateway comes with an integrated firewall that helps you protect your network from attacks from the

Internet. This firewall has a number of predefined levels to allow you to adjusted the firewall to your needs.

The Firewall is disabled by default. This means that

all

traffic passing through the Technicolor Gateway (from and to the

Internet) is allowed.

Predefined security levels

The Technicolor Gateway has a number of predefined security levels. The following levels are available:



BlockAll

:

All traffic from and to the Internet is blocked. Game and Application Sharing is not allowed by the firewall.



Standard

:

All outgoing connections are allowed. All incoming connections are blocked, except for inbound connections assigned to

a local host via Game and Application Sharing.



Disabled

:

All in- and outgoing traffic is allowed to pass through your Technicolor Gateway, including Game and Application

Sharing.

This is the default firewall level.

Changing the security level

Proceed as follows:

1

Browse to the

Technicolor Gateway GUI

.

2

On the

Toolbox

menu, click

Firewall

.

3

The

Firewall

page appears. In the upper-right corner, click

Configure

.

4

Under

Security Settings

, select the security level of your choice and click

Apply

.

Creating your own security level

Proceed as follows:

1

In the

Toolbox

menu click

Firewall

.

2

In the

Firewall

section, go to the

Configure

page.

3

In the

Pick a task

list, click

Create a new Security Level

.

4

In the

Name

box, type a name for the new security level and select an existing security level to clone from.

5

Click

Apply

.

6

A page with the firewall settings of your newly created security level appears. Click

Edit

.

7

Enter the following information:



The

Name

of the firewall rule.

Although BlockAll will block all connections, some mandatory types of traffic such as DNS will still be relayed

between LAN and WAN by the Technicolor Gateway.

Once you create a security level, you can not delete it anymore. It will always available in the list of available security

levels.

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

The

Source Interface

and

IP Address

(range).

Or you can type a

User-defined

IP address (range).



The

Destination Interface

and

IP Address

(range)

Or you can type a

User-defined

IP address (range).



The

Service

type of the traffic; this can be a protocol (DNS, SMTP,...) or a specific Technicolor Gateway system

service.

8

Select an

Action

that should be done on traffic for which the firewall rules applies:



Accept

: to allow the traffic to pass



Deny

: to drop the traffic (without notification)



Count

: to let the traffic pass, but count it (Hits)

9

Click

Apply

.

Use

Any

as IP address in case all traffic for the interface should be parsed.

Use

Any

as IP address in case all traffic for the interface should be parsed.

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10 Support

Introduction

This chapter suggests solutions for issues that you may encounter while installing, configuring or using your Technicolor

Gateway.

If the suggestions do not resolve the problem, look at the support pages on www.technicolor.com

or contact your service

provider.

Topics

This chapter describes the following topics:

Topic

Page

10.1

Setup Troubleshooting

80

10.2

General Technicolor Gateway Troubleshooting

81

10.3

Wired Connection Troubleshooting

83

10.4

Wireless Connection Troubleshooting

83

10.5

Reset to Factory Defaults

84

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