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Overview

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Chapter 6: Using the Linksys Parental Control Service

Overview

This chapter will describe the Linksys Parental Control Service*, as well as explain how to sign up for the Service,

manage your account, and use the Internet when the Service is actively controlling Internet traffic and messages.

Introduction

The Linksys Parental Control Service makes it easy for you to keep your family safe on the Internet. The Service

gives you powerful tools to control the availability of Internet services, access, and features, customizable for

each member of the family.

Choosing from 16 different web content categories, you control what each family member is allowed to see.

Each website request triggers a search through our constantly updated database, which determines whether or

not to allow the content through, based on who's logged in. You can also manually block or allow specific

websites based on your own judgment.

To protect your family from unsolicited messages, you can set up e-mail and Instant Message filters. You select

who can send messages to, and receive messages from, your family. If your children are spending too much time

online, you can set time restrictions by hour and day of the week.

To keep you informed of your family's online activities, full reports are available to view or download. You can see

each family member’s blocked and unblocked Internet activities, to keep you “in the loop” on their changing

interests. Setting up and customizing each family member’s settings is a snap with the friendly web-based

menus—even if you're not the family's usual network administrator. Because the Parental Control Service is

based in the Router, not your PCs, it can't be bypassed and keeps every Internet device in your household

equally protected.

* Available in US and Canada only.

database

: a collection of data that is

organized so that its contents can easily be

accessed, managed, and updated.

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Signing up for the Linksys Parental Control Service

There are two ways to access the website you will use to sign up for your Linksys Parental Controls account.

Setup Wizard

At the end of the Setup Wizard, you will see the

Safe Surfing

screen. Click the

Linksys Parental Control Service

button to sign up for a free trial service. You will be automatically taken to a website where you can create your

account. For additional instructions, go to the “Signing up for the Linksys Parental Control Service” section. After

you have signed up, you will be asked if you want to manage your account. If so, then you can go directly to the

login screen for Linksys Parental Controls Billing and Support Center. Refer to the “Managing Linksys Parental

Controls” section.

Web-based Utility

If you are using the Router’s Web-based Utility, go to the Access Restrictions tab - Parental Control screen. Click

the

Enable

radio button and then the

Save Settings

button. Then click the

Sign up for Parental Control Service

button. You will be automatically taken to a website where you can create your account. For additional

instructions, go to the “Signing up for the Linksys Parental Control Service” section. If you would like more

information about the Linksys Parental Control Service, click the

More info

button. If you have already set up

your Parental Controls account, click the

Manage Account

button to access it and make changes. For more

information, go to the “Managing Linksys Parental Controls” section.

Figure 6-2: Access Restrictions Tab - Parental Control

Figure 6-1: Safe Surfing

Note:

To sign up for your Linksys Parental Controls

account, you will need an active Internet connection.

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Signing up for the Linksys Parental Control Service

To sign up for your Linksys Parental Controls account, you will need an active Internet connection. Then follow

these instructions:

1.

After you click

Linksys Parental Control Service

from the Setup Wizard or the

Sign Up for Parental Control

Service

button from the Web-based Utility, the

Linksys Service Agreement

screen will appear. You must scroll

down the entire agreement before you can accept the Agreement. Then click the

Accept

button. If you do not

want to accept the Agreement, click the

Cancel

button.

2.

The

Sign Up

screen will appear. Enter a User Name and Password for your account. Enter the Password again

in the

Confirm Password

field. Then enter your e-mail address in the

Email

field (service e-mail notifications

will be sent to this e-mail address) and enter it again in the

Confirm Email

field.

You have a choice of two payment plans,

Pay Now

or

Pay Later

. (If the Router you are using is not eligible for

the free trial, then you have one choice, Pay Now.)

If you click Pay Now, go to step 3.

If you click Pay Later, go to step 4.

Figure 6-4: Sign Up

Figure 6-3: Linksys Service Agreement

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3.

To pay now, complete the form on the

Purchase Service

screen. Your account information will automatically

appear.

In the

User Information

section, enter your address in the

Address1

,

Address2

(if necessary),

City

,

State/Prov

,

and

Zip Code

fields. Select your country from the

Country

drop-down menu. (Your phone number is optional.)

In the

Billing Information

section, select your credit card from the

Credit Card

drop-down menu. Complete the

Credit Card Number

field. From the

Expiration Date

drop-down menus, select the month and year your credit

card expires. In the

Full Name on Card

field, enter the complete name that appears on the credit card you are

using.

Then click the

Finish

button. To cancel your sign-up, click the

Cancel

button.

Figure 6-5: Purchase Service

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4.

The Router will now connect to the Parental Control Service.

5.

When the sign-up process is complete, you will receive an e-mail message, and you will see the

Congratulations

screen.

If you want to create user profiles for your family members now, click the

Create Profiles

button. For

additional instructions, proceed to step 4 of the “Managing Linksys Parental Controls” section.

If you want to access the Internet immediately, click the

Sign in and Surf

button. For more information, go to

the “Using the Linksys Parental Control Service” section.

Figure 6-6: Connecting to the Parental Control Service

Figure 6-7: Congratulations

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