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Getting the Most Out of Your Thomson Gateway
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Internet Security
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Internet Security
Overview
The Thomson Gateway offers you various options to secure your network:
Topic
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Firewall
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Web Site Filtering
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7.1
Firewall
Changing the security level
Proceed as follows:
1
Browse to the
Thomson Gateway Web Interface
.
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
.
Creating a new security level
If you do not find a security level up to your need, you are able to create a new security level.
Proceed as follows:
1
In the
Toolbox
menu, click
Firewall
.
2
In the upper right corner, click
Configure
.
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.
5
In the
Clone from existing Security Levels
list, click the security level you want to start from.
6
Click
Apply
.
7
You can now make the necessary changes to the security level.
This feature is intended for
advanced users only
.
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7.2
Web Site Filtering
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 you can
block web sites based on their address
, also called URL (for example
www.porn.com).
Proceed as follows:
1
Browse to the
Thomson Gateway Web Interface
.
2
On the
Toolbox
menu, click
Web Site Filtering
.
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
“7.2.1 Adding Rules For The Address Based Filter”
.
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7.2.1
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
±
Redirect a Web site
±
Redirect all Web sites
Deny access to a specific Web site
Proceed as follows:
1
Browse to the
Thomson Gateway Web Interface
.
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 Web Interface
.
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
.
Redirect a Web site
Proceed as follows:
1
Browse to the
Thomson Gateway Web Interface
.
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 redirect (for example “cracks.am”) 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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