5.2.1 Denying access to a specific Web site

Use cases

Use this feature if:

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Allow is selected under Action for Unknown Sites and you want to make an exception for a specific site.

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Block is selected under Action for Unknown Sites and you want to make an exception on an allow rule. For example: you are allowing “provider.com” but you want to block access to “mail.provider.com”.

Procedure

Proceed as follows:

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Browse to the Thomson Gateway Web Interface.

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On the Toolbox menu, click Web Site Filtering.

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Select the Use Address Based Filter check box.

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Type the URL of the Web site you want to block (for example “mail.provider.com”) in the Web Site box.

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In the Action list, click:

 

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Block if you want to block this Web site.

 

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Redirect if you want to redirect to another page. Type the address of the redirect page in the Redirect box.

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Click Add.