Allied Telesis AT-WA1004G User Manual

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AT-WA1004G User’s Guide

Note

The “DMZ PC” is effectively outside the firewall, making it more
vulnerable to attacks. For this reason, you should only enable the
DMZ feature when required.

URL Filter

The URL Filter allows you to block access to undesirable Web site

❑ To use this feature, you must define “filter strings.” If the “filter

string” appears in a requested URL, the request is blocked.

❑ Enabling the URL Filter also affects the Internet Access Log. If

Enabled, the “Destination” field in the log will display the URL.
Otherwise, it will display the IP Address.

URL Filter Screen

Click the “Configure URL Filter” button on the Internet screen to access
the URL Filter screen.

Data - URL Filter Screen

Filter Strings

Current Entries

This lists any existing entries. If you have not
entered any values, this list will be empty.

Add Filter String

To add an entry to the list, enter it here, and click
the “Add” button. An entry may be a Domain
name (for example, www.trash.com) or simply a
string. (for example, ads/) Any URL which contains
ANY entry ANYWHERE in the URL will be blocked.

Buttons

Delete/Delete All

Use these buttons to delete the selected entry or
all entries, as required. Multiple entries can be
selected by holding down the CTRL key while
selecting. (On the Macintosh, hold the SHIFT key
while selecting.)

Add

Use this to add the current Filter String to the site
list.