Configuring Basic Firewall Services; Blocking Functions, Keywords, Sites, And Services; Procedure 4-2: Changing The Administrator Login Timeout - NETGEAR FVM318 Reference Manual

Reference Manual for the Model FVM318 Cable/DSL ProSafe Wireless VPN Security Firewall

Procedure 4-2: Changing the Administrator Login Timeout

For security, the administrator's login to the
inactivity. To change the login timeout period:
In the Set Password menu, type a number in 'Administrator login times out' field. The
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suggested default value is 5 minutes.
Click Apply to save your changes or click Cancel to keep the current period.
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Configuring Basic Firewall Services

Basic firewall services you can configure include access blocking and scheduling of firewall
security. These topics are presented below.

Blocking Functions, Keywords, Sites, and Services

firewall provides a variety of options for blocking Internet based content and
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communications services. Those basic options include:
With its content filtering feature, the FVM318 firewall prevents objectionable content from
reaching your PCs. The FVM318 allows you to control access to Internet with filtering options
which include the following:
• Keyword blocking of newsgroup names.
• 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.
• Outbound Services Blocking limits access from your LAN to Internet locations or services
that you specify as off-limits.
• Blocks unwanted traffic from the Internet to your LAN.
• Blocks access from your LAN to Internet locations that you specify as off-limits.
The section below explains how to configure your
Protecting Your Network
firewall
configuration will timeout after a period of
firewall to perform these functions.
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