Setting up Billion URL Filter
How to Setup URL Filtering on Your Billion1. Log into the web interface of your Billion Modem. On the menu on the left hand side, click on the "Advanced" option.
Figure 1 - Billion Menu (Basic Options)
2. On the advanced menu, click on the "Configuration" option.
Figure 2 - Billion Menu (Advanced Options)
3. On the configuration menu, click on the "Firewall" option.
Figure 3 - Billion Configuration Menu (Advanced Options)
4. On the advanced menu, click on the "URL Filter" option.
Figure 4 - Billion Firewall Menu, URL Filter (Advanced Options)
After clicking on the URL Filter menu item, on the right hand side of the screen you will see the URL Filter configuration screen. (See Figure 5 below).
Figure 5 - Billion URL Filter
Now lets go through each of the items and see what they do and how you use them effectively.
5. Firstly, to enable URL Filtering we need to click on the "Enable" radio button. At this stage, I would also click on the "Apply" button.
Figure 6 - Enable Billion URL Filter
Figure 7 - Billion Apply Button
6. Next up is the "Block Mode". This gives you four different time slots that you can use where the URL filter is enabled. Please see article Setting up Billion Time Schedule on how to setup time slots. If you want the URL filter to run all the time, just select "Always On" in the first drop down menu as shown below:
Figure 8 - Billion URL Filter Block Mode
7. Next up is the "Keyword Filtering". With keyword filtering enabled, you can setup a list of key words that when they appear in the URL will cause the modem to block that URL from being displayed.
Figure 9 - Billion URL Filter Keyword Filter
To setup the keywords that the URL filter will use, you need to click on the Details link. You will then be presented with the screen below:
Figure 10 - Keyword Filter
Simply enter the keywords that you want filtered and click the "Add" button. You will end up with something like in Figure 11. Once you have finished adding key words, click the "Return" link.
Figure 11 - Keyword Filter With Keywords
To enable the keyword filtering, you need to check the "Enable" check box and then click the "Apply" button to apply the changes.
Figure 12 - Enable Keyword Filtering
If you now open a new web browser and try to load a web page that contains one of your keywords in the URL, your browser should report that the URL is forbidden.
8. Next up is "Domains Filtering". With domain filtering you can block certain domains. ie www.facebook.com or you setup domains that are always trusted. ie www.jmgtechnology.com.au
Figure 13 - Domains Filtering
To setup the domains that the URL filter will use, you need to click on the "Details" link. You will then be presented with the screen below:
Figure 14 - Domains Filtering
Simply enter the domains that you want filtered (either forbidden or trusted) and click the "Add" button. You will end up with something like in Figure 15. Once you have finished adding domains, click the "Return" link.
Figure 15 - Domains Filtering (Trusted and Forbidden Domains)
To enable the domain filtering, you need to check the "Enable" check box and then click the "Apply" button to apply the changes. If you want to allow only access to the domains in your trusted list, then you need to click the "Disable all WEB traffic except for Trusted Domains". Don't forget to Apply any changes that you make.
Figure 16 - Domains Filtering Enabled
9. Next up is "Restrict URL Features". These features allow you to block Java applets and block browsing by IP address.
Figure 17 - Restrict URL Features
10. Finally, if you want, you can setup an "Exception List". An exception list is simply a list of computers (by IP address) for whom the URL filtering rules do not apply.
Figure 18 - IP Exception List
In the example below, we have created an exception on 192.168.1.1 and called it ParentsPC.
Figure 19 - IP Exception List
11. As always, once you have finished your changes click the "Apply" button and "Save Config" link in that order.
Figure 20 - Billion Apply Button |
 Figure 21 - Save Config Icon |