DrayTek Vigor 3900, Vigor 2960, Vigor 2920n and other DrayTek models including the small VigorFly210 support a feature called Web Content Filter.  Basically, it allows to block sites based on how they are categorized. For example we can block all porn and gambling sites in seconds by selecting the corresponding check-box in the Draytek's router web interface.

New sites pop up everyday and is almost impossible to try to block inappropriate sites manually. How can we keep track of the sites that have gambling or porn content for example?

DrayTek routers can be subscribed to  Comtouch which is a well known web site classification service that updates its databases in a daily basis.

Draytek then permit network managers defining what categories are blocked or allowed.  The first month subscription to the service is free and about $60 -$100 a year after that. The subscription is purchased yearly from your Draytek distributor ABPTECH.

Below is and example on how this is configured and the list of categories that are supported today.

DrayTek firewall rules including web content filter entries can be activated based on schedules you can define.

DrayTek makes this feature affordable and now competes with dedicated web content filter appliances  for a fraction of the cost.  Manage service providers, system integrators, contracted network administrators can really add value to the router installation using this feature and generate an additional revenue stream. By limiting access to time wasters, companies would see this as a key element to increase productivity and would not mind paying tens of times what it costs the System Integrator to keep it running.

When a user in my network hits a site that is restricted DrayTek will display a customizable message instead, for example below is what our DrayTek 2920n shows when attempting to go to Facebook during prime business hours:

I use a DrayTek  at home. I don't have to worry about my kids being exposed to inappropriate web sites by accident. I can also control what times they are allowed to go to game sites or video sites.

Web content filter is just one of the features  I like about DrayTek, that combined with QOS, bandwidth shapping, dual wan with load balancing, etc. makes this router the absolutely best gang for the buck in today's market.

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Henry Castillo

Technical Director @ ABPTech