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FRITZ!Box as an Internet Router
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FRITZ!Box as an Internet Router
The FRITZ!Box connects computers in your home network with the In-
ternet. This chapter explains the possibilities offered by using the
FRITZ!Box as an Internet router and how to take advantage of them.
10.1
Child Protection: Restricting Internet Access
The child protection feature allows you to define access rules
for Internet access specified for individual computers or Win-
dows users. These access rules may include restrictions of In-
ternet access time, filter listes and a list with blocked network
applications:
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Restrict Internet access time: Using the time restriction
you can restrict the amount of time the user can surf the
web. You can define on which days of the week, at what
times of day, and for how long a computer or Windows
user is allowed to use the Internet connection.
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Block or permit web sites: You can use filters to define
which Internet pages are allowed to be accessed and to
which access is blocked. For instance, you can block all
Internet pages the government has defined as offensive
or harmful to minors.
You can create both filter lists, the whitelist and the
blacklist. A whitelist contains all Internet pages to which
access is allowed. A blacklist contains all Internet pages
to which access is blocked.
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Block network applications: You can list network appli-
cations for which Internet access should be blocked. For
instance, you can block Internet access for file-sharing
software.
Child protection can be enabled for each computer individu-
ally, regardless of the computer’s operating system.
You can also enable child protection individually in all Win-
dows operating systems (Windows 7, Windows Vista and
Windows XP). This option is very beneficial if a computer is
used by multiple users.
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