How to Block Facebook With RVS4000
Facebook use by employees accounts for billions of dollars in lost business revenue each year, according to Global Secure Systems, an IT security firm based in the United Kingdom. Besides impeding worker's productivity, Facebook use can cut into a network's bandwidth and increase IT needs, not to mention create unnecessary drama and gossip among colleagues. Using a router system such as Cisco's RVS4000 is one way to control the Internet and computer usage of small-business employees.
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Instructions
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Access the configuration utility of your Cisco router by opening a Web browser and entering "http://192.168.1.1" into the address field. Press the "Enter" key and then log in using your administrator name and password.
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Click on the "Internet Access Policy" drop-down menu. Scroll down and select the desired policy number.
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Enter a policy name of your choice and select "Enable" in the status option.
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Click on "Edit List of PCs." Select the PCs that you want to block Facebook on, then click "Save."
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Select "Enable" to allow Internet access for the PCs listed.
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Select the days and enter the times when this policy will be in effect.
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Enter the Facebook URL in the "Website Blocking by URL Address" feature. Click "Save."
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