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Overview
The Thomson Gateway offers you various options to secure your network:
Topic
Page
Firewall
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Parental Control
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5.1
Firewall
Changing the security level
Proceed as follows:
1
Browse to the
Thomson Gateway GUI
.
2
On the
Toolbox
menu, click
Firewall
.
3
The
Firewall
page appears. In the upper-right corner, click
Configure
.
4
A list with security settings with a brief description is displayed.
5
Select the security level of your choice and click
Apply
.
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5.2
Parental Control
Introduction
The Thomson Gateway allows you to deny access to specific web sites.
Access Denied page
When a user tries to access a page that is being blocked, the following page is displayed:
Address-based filtering
With address-based filtering (or URL-filtering) you can
block web sites based on their address
(for example
www.porn.com).
Proceed as follows:
1
Browse to the
Thomson Gateway GUI
.
2
On the
Toolbox
menu, click
Parental Control
.
3
On the
Location bar
, click
Configure
.
4
Make sure that the
Use Address Based Filter
check box is selected.
5
In the
Action for Unknown Sites
, select:
²
Allow
as the default rule if you want to allow access to
all
web sites and manually specify which web
sites may not be accessed.
²
Block
as the default rule if you want to deny access to
all
web sites and manually specify a number of
web sites that may be accessed.
6
Click
Apply
.
7
If you want to make exceptions for specific web sites, add the necessary rules in the address-based filter.
For more information, see
”5.2.1 Adding Rules For The Address Based Filter”
.
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5.2.1
Adding Rules For The Address Based Filter
Options
With the address based filter you can:
±
Deny access to a specific Web site
±
Allow access to a specific Web site
Deny access to a specific Web site
Proceed as follows:
1
Browse to the
Thomson Gateway GUI
.
2
On the
Toolbox
menu, click
Web Site Filtering
.
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
Thomson Gateway GUI
.
2
On the
Toolbox
menu, click
Web Site Filtering
.
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
Click
Allow
in the
Action
list.
6
Click
Add
.
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Introduction
The Thomson Gateway comes with an integrated configuration web interface, commonly referred to as the
Graphical User Interface (GUI).
It allows you to configure your Thomson Gateway simply by using a web browser from any local computer
connected to the Thomson Gateway.
Requirements
Before you can access the Thomson Gateway web pages:
±
Javascript must be enabled on your web browser. For more information, consult the help of your Internet
browser.
±
Your computer must be configured to obtain an IP address automatically. This is the default setting.
Components
You can find the following components on the Thomson Gateway GUI:
Label
Description
1
Menu
2
Location bar
3
Login section
4
Notification Area
5
Content pane
6
Tasks
6
3
4
5
1
2
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