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Using
Parental
Controls
7.0
Introduction
7.1
Activating Parental Controls
7.2
Rule Summary
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The abundance of harmful information on
the Internet poses a serious challenge for
employers and parents alike: “How can I
regulate what my employee or child does
on the Internet?” With that question in
mind, the FiOS Router’s Parental Controls
were designed to allow control of Internet
access on all locally networked devices.
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Activating Parental Controls
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7.1
Activating Parental Controls
To create a basic access policy for a computer on the FiOS Router’s network, click
Parental Control from the top of the Home screen and follow these instructions:
The “Parental Control” screen appears. From the “Networked Computer/
1.
Device” list box, select a computer/device, then click
Add
. The computer/
device appears in the “Selected Devices” list box.
In the “Limit Access by” section, select one of the following options:
2.
Block the following Websites and Embedded Keywords within a Website
•
- blocks all websites or keywords (see step 3) from being accessed on the
computers/devices selected in step 1.
A
•
llow the following Websites and Embedded Keywords within a
Website
- allows access only to the websites or keywords (see step 3) on the
computers/devices selected in step 1.
Blocking ALL Internet Access
•
- blocks all Internet access on the computers/
devices selected in step 1.
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Enter the URL address of a website and, if applicable, the embedded
3.
keyword within the website. Click
Add
. The websites and/or keywords
selected will appear in the textbox to the right. If you make a mistake, or
wish to delete a previously entered website/keyword, select it, then
click
Remove
.
If needed, you can create a schedule for when you want the rule to be active,
4.
or inactive. In the “Create Schedule” section, select the affected days.
Select whether the rule will be active or inactive during the schedule you
5.
created by clicking the radio button next to the appropriate option.
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Rule Summary
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If you want more precise control over the schedule, set up an hourly
6.
schedule by entering the start and end times in the appropriate text boxes.
Make sure to specify AM or PM.
Note:
The hourly schedule only affects the days selected in step 4. For example,
if you select Saturday and Sunday, a start time of 10 a.m., and an end time of 3
p.m., the scheduled time will be Saturday/Sunday, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
In the “Create Rule Name” section, enter a rule name and description in the
7.
appropriate text boxes.
Click
8.
Apply
to save and apply the new rule.
7.2
Rule Summary
Clicking
Rule Summary
from the menu on the left side generates the “Rule
Summary” screen.
The Rule Summary screen displays a list of all rules created for the FiOS Router.
Additionally, the rule can be viewed by clicking the magnifying glass in the
“View Rule” column, or edited by clicking on the icon in the “Edit Rule” column.
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