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6

Parental Controls

The 2Wire Parental Controls enhanced service offers two features that allow parents to maintain control

over what their children can access on the Internet, and how often: Content Screening and Internet Access

Controls.

Content Screening allows you to protect your children from Websites with questionable content. You control

what sites or types of sites your child can and cannot access. Internet Access Control gives you power to

decide when your child can use the Internet and allows you to restrict Internet access by day of week and

time of day.

For additional information, please refer to the

Parental Controls User Guide

.

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Setting a System Password

Setting a system password protects your gateway settings from being modified or changed by someone who

has not been given permission to do so. After setting a system password, you will be required to enter it

whenever you attempt to access a gateway configuration page — for example, if you try to change the

gateway’s broadband connection settings or upgrade the gateway software. If a password has not been set,

a reminder notice is displayed when you attempt to access pages where settings can be changed.

To set your system password:

•

Open a Web browser and access the gateway user interface by entering

•

Click the

System

tab.

•

Click the System Password

link in the System area of the Network at a Glance panel to open the Edit

System Password page.

Figure 3. Edit System Password Page

1.

In the Settings panel, click the

Enable

checkbox.

2.

In the Enter New Password field, enter your password.

3.

In the Confirm New Password field, re-enter your password.

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4.

Optional:

In the Enter Your Hint field, enter a hint.

A hint is a word, phrase, or question that reminds you what the password is. There is an I forgot the

password

link on the password entry page. When you click this link, it shows you your hint and allows

you to enter your password.

5.

Click

SAVE

.

To disable password protection, deselect the

Enable

checkbox and click

SAVE

.

To safeguard your network against unauthorized users, it is also a good practice to periodically change your

password.

Resetting the System Password

If you forget your password and still cannot remember it

after seeing your hint, click the

I still can’t remember the password

link.

The Reset System Password page opens.

Figure 4. Reset System Password Page

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To reset your system password:

1.

Contact technical support and provide the 20-digit key listed on the Reset System Password screen. A

support representative will provide you with a temporary password.

2.

In the Enter Temporary Password field, enter the temporary password provided by the technical support

representative. You must enter the temporary password within 15 minutes of speaking with technical

support.

3.

In the Enter New Password field, enter a new system password of your choosing.

4.

In the Confirm New Password field, re-enter the system password.

5.

In the Enter Your Hint field, enter an appropriate hint as described under “Setting a System Password”

on page 7.

6.

Click

Submit

.

Changing Your Time Zone Settings

The 2Wire gateway sets the time automatically using time servers on the Internet. It retrieves date/time

information in Greenwich Mean Time (GMT). Your local time is set using the Time Zone setting you

configured when you set up your system. If your Time Zone is incorrectly set, you can change it in the Edit

Date and Time Settings page.

To change your time zone settings:

•

Open a Web browser and access the gateway user interface by entering http://gateway.2wire.net.

•

Click the

System

tab.

•

Click the Date and Time Settings

link in the System area of the Network at a Glance panel to open the

Edit Date and Time Settings page.

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Figure 5. Edit Date and Time Settings Page

1.

From the drop-down menu, select the time zone.

2.

Click

SAVE

.