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Table 21. Basic Setup Menu Option

Option

Description

Enable Parental

Control

Check the box to enable Parental Control.

Content Policy

Configuration

Enter a name for a content policy, and click

Add New Policy

.

Keyword List

Enter a keyword in the field at the bottom of the keyword list, and

click

Add Keyword

. The keyword is associated with the respective

entries in the

Blocked

and

Allowed

Domain Lists

. See the

User

Setup

page for more details.

Content Policy

List

Pull-down list that shows Policy Names that you have created.

Select the policy you want to define or edit.

Blocked

Domain List

Type the domain name and add this domain to be blocked item and

tied to a particular rule name. Blocked Domain feature can be time

constrained to certain parts of the day or night via the settings from

the Parental Control - ToD Filter page.

Allowed

Domain List

Type the domain name and add this domain to be exclusively

passed item and tied to a particular rule name. Allowed Domain

feature can be time constrained to certain parts of the day or night

via the settings from the T Parental Control - ToD Filter page.

Override

Password

Enter the password and access duration timer for user override of

the content filter settings.

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User Setup

The User Setup page is the master page to which each individual “user” is linked to a

specified time access rule, content filtering rule, and login password.

To access the

User Setup

page:

1

Click

Parental Control

in the menu bar.

2

Then click the

User Setup

submenu.

Figure 27 shows an example of the menu and Table 20 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 User Setup Page

Table 22. User Setup Menu Option

Option

Description

User

Configuration

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

Add User

.

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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. Up to 10 computers or devices

can be set as trusted computers.

The Mac Addresses of the computers attached to your network can

be found in the

DHCP Clients

table.

To access the

DHCP Clients

table click on

Basic

on the menu bar then

DHCP

.

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 28 shows an example of the menu and Table 21 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 28. Example of ToD Filter Page

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Table 23. 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.

Ports to Block

Click enable if you want to block specific ports

Port Start

This is first port you want to block.

Port End

This is the end of the range of ports you want to

block. If you only want to block one port enter the

port number in both the start and end fields.

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.

Event Log

The Event 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.