Table 21. User Setup Menu Option

Option

Description

User

Configuration

Enter a user name (e.g. Mom, Dad, Bro, Sis) and click

Add User

.

Users Settings

Select a user from the drop-down list. Click the checkbox to enable parental

control for this user.

Password

Enter the password for this user.

Re-Enter

Password

Re-enter (confirm) the password for this user.

Trusted User

Select Enable to grant this user access to all Internet content regardless of any

policy or time settings.

Content Rule

Select the content policy for this. The content policy is defined in the Parental

Control - Basic page.

White List Only

Click this checkbox to limit the user to visit only the sites specified in the

Allowed Domain List (see Parental Control - Basic page) of his/her content

policy.

Time Access Rule

Select the access time rule for this user. The content policy is defined in

Parental Control - ToD Filter page.

Session Duration

Enter the session duration time to limit this user’s Internet access time.

Inactivity Time

Configure the inactivity timeout for this user to re-login. If there is no

Internet activity for the specified amount of time (in minutes), the user must

login again to continue using the Internet.

When all above information has been entered, click the

Apply

button to activate these settings.

Repeat for each user.

Trusted

Computers

Enter the MAC address of a computer or other device to bypass the login

requirement. This computer or device will always have access as defined by

the User profile above.

When the above information has been entered, click the

Apply

button to activate these settings.

Repeat for each user.

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ToD Filter (Time of Day Filter)

The ToD page allows you to configure the Internet access policies according the time of day settings.

This page is tied to the

Parental Control - User Setup

page. You can define up to 30 time access

policies. You can define policies that block all public Internet traffic for entire days or for specific

time periods within each day. You can combine these policies in any way you want.

To access the

ToD Filter

page:

1

Click

Parental Control

in the menu bar.

2

Then click the

ToD Filter

submenu.

Figure 27 shows an example of the menu and Table 22 describes the items you can select.

Note:

Always remember to click on the appropriate

Apply

,

Add

or

Remote

button to store and

activate the settings.

Figure 27. Example of ToD Filter Page

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Table 22. ToD Filter Menu Option

Option

Description

Time Access Policy Configuration

Enter a name for the time access policy and click

Add

New Policy

.

Time Access Policy List

Select a policy from the drop-down list. Click the Enable

checkbox to enable this rule.

Days to Block

Click the checkboxes of the days that this rule applies to.

Time to Block

Click the checkbox

All Day

to define this policy to block

Internet access for the entire day of each day selected – or

enter the start and stop times of the periods you want to

block access.

Note:

If you want to allow access for only a part of the

day, you may need to create and apply two time policies.

See example below.

Example of Time to Block –

create and apply two time policies to allow access

Mon – Fri 7:00pm – 9:00pm:

Time Policy Name

Days to Block

Time to Block

Weekday I

Mon – Fri

12:00am – 7:00pm

Weekday II

Mon – Fri

9:00pm – 12:00am

Select both Weekday I and Weekday II at User/Time Access Rule.

Local Log

The Local Log page shows you the events related to the settings of Parental Control. This table is a

running list of the last 30 Parental Control access violations that include the following items on

Internet traffic:

•

If the user's internet access is blocked. (time filter)

•

If a blocked keyword is detected in the URL.

•

If a blocked domain is detected in the URL.

•

If the online lookup service detects that the URL falls in a category that is blocked.

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To access the

Local Log

page:

1

Click

Parental Control

in the menu bar.

2

Then click the

Local Log

submenu.

Figure 28 shows an example of the menu.

Figure 28. Example of Local Log Page

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8

Wireless Menu Options

The Wireless Menu lets you:

¾

Configure cable modem/router to serve as a wireless access point (AP)

¾

Configure essential and advanced settings of wireless network

¾

Configure guest network for temporary visitors

¾

Configure WMM QoS

Note:

Your cable modem/router has been preconfigured to support wireless connections without

any further configuration. Please see

page 10 for details.

Most users will not need to read this chapter.

Radio

The Radio page allows you to modify wireless settings.

To access the

Radio

page:

1

Click

Wireless

in the menu bar.

2

Then click the

Radio

submenu.

Figure 29 shows an example of the menu and Table 23 describes the items you can select.

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