NETGEAR Cable/DSL ProSafe Firewall FR328S - Manual (Page 49)

FR328S ProSafe Firewall with Dial Back-Up Reference Manual v2
Protecting Your Network 5-3
M-10207-01, Reference Manual v2
Blocking Keywords, Sites, and Services
The firewall provides a variety of options for blocking Internet based content and
communications services. With its content filtering feature, the FR328S Firewall prevents
objectionable content from reaching your PCs. The FR328S allows you to control access to
Internet content by screening for keywords within Web addresses. Key content filtering options
include:
• Blocks access from your LAN to Internet locations that you specify as off-limits.
• Keyword blocking of newsgroup names.
• Outbound Services Blocking limits access from your LAN to Internet locations or services
that you specify as off-limits.
• Denial of Service (DoS) protection. Automatically detects and thwarts Denial of Service
(DoS) attacks such as Ping of Death, SYN Flood, LAND Attack and IP Spoofing.
• Blocks unwanted traffic from the Internet to your LAN.
The section below explains how to configure your firewall to perform these functions.
How to Block Keywords and Sites
The FR328S Firewall allows you to restrict access to Internet content based on functions such as
Java or Cookies, Web addresses and Web address keywords.
1. Log in to the firewall at its default LAN address of http://192.168.0.1 with its default User
Name of
admin , default password of password , or using whatever password and LAN
address you have chosen for the firewall.