Netgear MBRN3000 MBRN3000 User Manual - Page 24

Changing the Administrator Login Time-out, Blocking Sites and Keywords

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Mobile Broadband Wireless-N Router MBRN3000 Default Configuration and Password" on page 62. 2. From the main menu, under the Maintenance heading, select Set Password: 3. To change the password, first enter the old password, and then enter the new password twice. 4. Click Apply to save your changes. Note: After changing the password, you must log in again to continue the configuration. If you have backed up the router settings previously, you should do a new backup so that the saved settings file includes the new password. Changing the Administrator Login Time-out For security, the administrator login to the router configuration times out after a period of inactivity. To change the login time-out period: 1. In the Set Password screen, type a number in the Administrator login times out field. The suggested default value is 5 minutes. 2. Click Apply to save your changes, or click Cancel to keep the current period. Blocking Sites and Keywords The router provides a variety of options for blocking Internet-based content and communications services. With its content filtering feature, the router prevents objectionable content from reaching your PCs. You can control access to Internet content by screening for keywords within Web addresses. Content filtering options include: • Keyword blocking of HTTP traffic. • Outbound service blocking. Limits access from your LAN to Internet locations or services that you specify as off-limits. • Denial of service (DoS) protection. Detects and thwarts denial of service (DoS) attacks such as Ping of Death, SYN flood, LAND attack, and IP spoofing. 24 | Chapter 3: Protecting Your Network

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Chapter 3:
Protecting Your Network
Mobile Broadband Wireless-N Router MBRN3000
Default Configuration and Password”
on page
62.
2.
From the main menu, under the Maintenance heading, select Set Password:
3.
To change the password, first enter the old password, and then enter the new password
twice.
4.
Click
Apply
to save your changes.
Note:
After changing the password, you must log in again to continue the
configuration. If you have backed up the router settings previously,
you should do a new backup so that the saved settings file includes
the new password.
Changing the Administrator Login Time-out
For security, the administrator login to the router configuration times out after a period of
inactivity. To change the login time-out period:
1.
In the Set Password screen, type a number in the
Administrator login times out
field.
The suggested default value is 5 minutes.
2.
Click
Apply
to save your changes, or click
Cancel
to keep the current period.
Blocking Sites and Keywords
The router provides a variety of options for blocking Internet-based content and
communications services. With its content filtering feature, the router prevents objectionable
content from reaching your PCs. You can control access to Internet content by screening for
keywords within Web addresses. Content filtering options include:
Keyword blocking of HTTP traffic.
Outbound service blocking. Limits access from your LAN to Internet locations or services
that you specify as off-limits.
Denial of service (DoS) protection. Detects and thwarts denial of service (DoS) attacks
such as Ping of Death, SYN flood, LAND attack, and IP spoofing.