DIR-842V2  AC1200 Wi-Fi Gigabit Router 
User Manual 
Configuring via Web-based Interface 
 
 
 
 
AdBlock 
On the Functions / Firewall / AdBlock page, you can enable the function of blocking 
advertisements which appear during web surfing. 
 
Figure 133. The Functions / Firewall / AdBlock page. 
To enable the advertisements blocking function, in the Common Settings section, move the 
Enable  switch to the right. Then in the URL  section, click the ADD  button and in the line 
displayed, enter a URL address of a file containing the list of advertising web sites which should be 
blocked. You can save the file with the list of advertising web sites to the device’s memory. To do 
this, move the Save to the device’s memory switch to the right, and then click the APPLY 
button. 
 
 
 
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Files saved to the device’s memory are updated upon every reboot of the router or its or 
firmware update. In case the file is not available at that moment, the list of web sites to be 
blocked will not be received. 
 
If you don't want to use a file for blocking advertisements any longer, click the Delete icon (  ) in 
the line of the URL address of the relevant file. Then click the APPLY button. 
To disable the advertisements blocking function, move the Enable switch to the left and click the 
APPLY button.