Netgear FVS318 FVS318 Reference Manual - Page 41

Reference Manual for the Model FVS318 Broadband ProSafe VPN Firewall The firewall provides a variety of options for blocking Internet based content and communications services. With its content filtering feature, the FVS318 VPN Firewall prevents objectionable content from reaching your PCs. The FVS318 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. • ActiveX, Java, cookie, and web proxy filtering. - ActiveX and Java programs can be embedded in websites, and will be executed by your computer. These programs may sometimes include malicious content. - Cookies are small files that a website can store on your computer to track your activity. Some cookies can be helpful, but some may compromise your privacy. - Web proxies are computers on the Internet that act as relays for browsing. A web proxy can be used to bypass your web blocking methods. • 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 FVS318 VPN 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 User Name, Password and LAN address you have chosen for the firewall. Protecting Your Network 4-3 M-10146-01