Nortel Networks 620 User Manual
Chapter 6
Advanced Features
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6.2 Surfing through the VPN tunnel
Web Browsing
Interception and surfing
through a tunnel
One of the SpeedTouch™ features for easy Internet access is the so-called Web
Browsing Interception, also referred to as Differentiated Services Detection (DSD).
This feature monitors your HTTP traffic and alerts you when you want to browse to
a location that is not reachable due to the fact that the connection to your Service
Provider is not active. A SpeedTouch™ web page appears that allows you to log in
to your Service Provider.
Browsing Interception, also referred to as Differentiated Services Detection (DSD).
This feature monitors your HTTP traffic and alerts you when you want to browse to
a location that is not reachable due to the fact that the connection to your Service
Provider is not active. A SpeedTouch™ web page appears that allows you to log in
to your Service Provider.
When you configure an IPSec VPN connection, this feature has to be disabled in
order to pass HTTP traffic through the VPN tunnel.
order to pass HTTP traffic through the VPN tunnel.
To verify that the Web Browsing Interception is disabled, proceed as follows:
1
Browse to Basic Mode > SpeedTouch > Configuration.
2
Click Configure.
3
Make sure that under System Configuration the “Web Browsing Interception”
check box is not selected.
check box is not selected.
4
If needed, clear the check box and click Apply to confirm the change.
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Be aware that in case Web Browsing Interception is disabled, the web
address based filtering functionality is disabled as well. Take this in mind if
you use the web based filtering tool for parental control.
address based filtering functionality is disabled as well. Take this in mind if
you use the web based filtering tool for parental control.