Domain Filtering Help

The Domain Filtering page allows you to control access to certain websites on the Internet by specifying their domains or key words. Before adding a domain filtering entry, you must ensure that Enable Firewall and Enable Domain Filtering have been selected on the Firewall page.

To add a domain filtering entry, clicking Add New… button, and following these instructions:

  1. Effective Time - Enter a range of time in HHMM format, which points to the range time for the entry to take effect. For example, 0803 - 1705, the entry will take effect from 08:03 to 17:05.
  2. Domain Name - Enter the domain or key word as desired in the field. For example: www.xxyy.com.cn, or .net. A blank in the domain field means all websites on the Internet.
  3. Status - Select Enabled or Disabled for this entry on the Status pull-down list.
  4. Click the Save button to save this entry.

To add another entries, repeat steps 1-4.

When finished, click the Return button to return to the Domain Filtering page.

To Modify or delete an existing entry:

  1. Find the desired entry in the table.
  2. Click Modify or Delete as desired on the Edit column.

Click the Enable All button to make all entries enabled.

Click the Disable All button to make all entries disabled.

Click the Delete All button to delete all entries.

Click the Next button to go to the next page and click the Previous button return to the previous page.

For example, if you want to block the PCs on your local network (LAN) to access websites www.xxyy.com.cn from 8:00 to 21:00, www.aabbcc.com and websites with .net in the end on the Internet all the time while no limit for other websites, you should specify the following Domain filtering table:

ID Effective Time Domain Name

Status

1 0800-2100 www.xxyy.com.cn

Enabled

2 0000-2400 www.aabbcc.com

Enabled

3 0000-2400 .net

Enabled