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

To set up access control:

1.

Select

BASIC >

Attached Devices

.

2.

To go to the Access Control screen, click the

Access Control

link.

A screen similar to the following displays:

3.

Select the

Turn on Access Control

check box and click the

Apply

button.

A screen similar to the following displays:

The Access Rule radio buttons and the Allow and Block buttons become active.

Selecting the Turn on Access Control check box lets you block or allow computers or

electronic devices from accessing your network. You must select this check box before

you can specify an access rule and use the Allow and Block buttons. When this check

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box is cleared, all devices are allowed to connect, even if the devices are in the blocked

list.

4.

Select the radio button for the access rule that you want for new devices attempting to

connect to your network.

•

Allow all new devices to connect

. To allow all new devices to connect to your

network, select this radio button. Allow all new devices to connect is selected by

default, so if you or your family buys a new device, everyone can access your network

without configuring its MAC address in this screen.

NETGEAR recommends that you keep this radio button selected. If you change this

setting to Block all new devices from connecting, your new device cannot access your

network until you add its MAC address to the allowed list. For example, if a new

computer has both wireless and Ethernet network connections, each connection has

its own MAC address and you must add both MAC addresses to the allowed list.

•

Block all new devices from connecting

. To block all new devices from connecting

to your network, select this radio button.

The access rule you select does not affect previously blocked or allowed devices. This

rule applies only to future devices joining your network after you apply these settings.

5.

To allow or block access for a specific device, in the section just below the Allow and Block

button, select its check box and then click the

Allow

or

Block

button to change its status.

6.

To allow or block access for a specific device not currently connected to the network, click

the

View list of allowed devices not currently connected to the network

or

View list of

blocked devices not currently connected to the network

link on the screen.

A screen similar to the following displays:

7.

Select the device you want to remove or add to a list and then click either the

Remove from

the list

or

Add

button from the appropriate list.

8.

Click the

Apply

button.

Your changes are saved.

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Parental Controls

The first time that you select Parental Controls from the BASIC Home screen, you are

automatically directed to the NETGEAR website, where you can learn more about Live

Parental Controls or download the application. The following screen displays:

Figure 6. Live Parent Controls screen



To set up Live Parental Controls:

1.

On the Live Parental Controls screen, click either the

Windows Users

or

Mac Users

button.

2.

Follow the onscreen instructions to download and install the NETGEAR Live Parental

Controls Management utility.

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After installation, Live Parental Controls automatically starts.

3.

Click

Next

, read the note, and click

Next

again to proceed.

You are prompted to log in or create a free account.

4.

Select the radio button that applies to you and click the

Next

button.

•

If you already have an OpenDNS account, leave the

Yes

radio button selected.

•

If you do not have an OpenDNS account, select the

No

radio button. A screen

displays that lets you set up a free OpenDNS account.

After you log on or create your account, the filtering level screen displays:

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5.

Select the radio button for the filtering level that you want and click the

Next

button.

6.

Click the

Take me to the status screen

button.

Parental controls are now set up for the router. The dashboard shows Parental Controls as

enabled.

The next time that you select Parental Controls on the BASIC Home screen, you can sign in

to your free OpenDNS account and manage the parental controls.

Figure 7. Sign in to your OpenDNS account screen