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Managing Linksys Parental Controls

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Managing Linksys Parental Controls

To manage your Linksys Parental Controls account, you will need an active Internet connection. Then follow these

instructions:

1.

Open the Router’s Web-based Utility.

2.

Click the

Access Restrictions

tab.

3.

Click the

Manage Account

button on the

Parental Controls

screen. (This screen also lists the status of your

Parental Controls account.)

4.

The login screen will appear. For future reference, create a bookmark through your web browser. Complete

the

Name

(E-mail address) and

Password

fields.

5.

Then click the

Go

button. The

Support Center

screen will appear.

Figure 6-8: Parental Controls Login

Note:

If you have forgotten your password, click

Send me an E-mail reminder

and follow the on-

screen instructions.

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Support Center

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Support Center

On the left of the

Support Center

screen, you can access the Activity Reports, Family Settings, and Suggest a

Rating webpages. These and the Support Center webpage are accessible from every screen. (Click

Billing and

Support

to return to the Support Center webpage.)

On the

Support Center

screen, you also have access to the following:

Subscribe to Service

Click

Subscribe to Service

to sign up for your Parental Controls subscription before your free trial period

expires. The

Purchase Linksys Parental Control Service

screen will appear. Follow these instructions:

1.

Select a subscription option.

2.

Complete the

Billing Contact Info

and

Billing Information

sections. (Fields marked with an asterisk must be

filled out.)

3.

Click the

Update

button to save your changes, or click the

Cancel

button to cancel changes.

Ask for Help

If you need more information about the Parental Control Service, click this link.

Figure 6-9: Support Center

Figure 6-10: Subscribe to Service

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Support Center

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Update Account Info

Click this link to update your contact information or change your Parental Controls billing and support password

(this is separate from your Parental Controls user password). The

Update Contact Information

screen will appear.

Follow these instructions:

1.

Complete the

First Name

and

Last Name

fields. (Fields marked with an asterisk must be filled out.)

2.

Enter your new billing and support password in the

Parental Control Password

field. Re-enter the new

password in the

Confirm Password

field.

3.

Complete the

Email

field (the e-mail address you enter will receive service administration notices only).

4.

Click the

Save

button to save your changes, or click the

Cancel

button to cancel changes.

Reconnect Router

If the Router has lost its connection to the Parental Control Service or if you have reset the Router back to its

factory default settings after you have signed up for Parental Control Service, click

Reconnect Router

to regain

the connection.

Unsubscribe

If you want to cancel your Parental Control Service account, click this link. Click the

Proceed

button on the

following screen to cancel your Parental Control Service.

Figure 6-11: Update Contact Information

Figure 6-12: Cancel Your Parental Control Account

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Activity Reports

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Activity Reports

On the

Activity Reports

screen, you will be able to view a report of Internet activities for your entire family or a

specific family member. Click

Family

to view family reports, or click an individual’s name to view his or her

reports. After you have selected Family or a specific name, you will see a choice of reports to view.

Reports

For the family or a specific family member, these are the reports you can view:

•

Summary (not available if you selected Family)

•

Web Report

•

Instant-Messaging Report

•

E-mail Report

Summary

Click this link to view a summary of Internet activities, including Top Allowed or Blocked E-mail Addresses, Top

Allowed or Blocked Instant-Message Addresses, and Alerts. (This report is not available for the entire family.)

Web Report

Click this link to view all web-browsing activities. Each entry lists details under five column headings: Date,

Family Member, Reason, Web Site, and Web Category. You can click a column heading to sort entries. To view the

activities during a specific time period, use the

Day Range

drop-down menu. Click the

Refresh

button to update

the report. To delete specific entries, click the checkbox next to specific entries, and then click the

Delete

button.

To save all reports to your computer, click the

Download

button. The reports will be saved as a tab-delimited text

file called PcReport. To scroll through the entries, click

First

,

Previous

, or

Next

.

Instant-Messaging Report

Click

Instant-Messaging Report

to see all activities with Instant Messages. Each entry lists details under five

column headings: Date, Family Member, Reason, Local Screen Name, and Remote Screen Name. You can click a

column heading to sort entries. To view the activities during a specific time period, use the

Day Range

drop-down

menu. Click the

Refresh

button to update the report. To delete specific entries, click the checkbox next to specific

entries, and then click the

Delete

button. To save all reports to your computer, click the

Download

button. The

reports will be saved as a tab-delimited text file called PcReport. To scroll through the entries, click

First

,

Previous

, or

Next

.

Figure 6-13: Activity Reports

Figure 6-14: Types of Reports

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Activity Reports

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E-mail Report

Click this link to view all e-mail activities. Each entry lists details under five column headings: Date, Family

Member, Reason, Sender’s E-mail Address, and Receiver’s E-mail Address. You can click a column heading to

sort entries. To view the activities during a specific time period, use the

Day Range

drop-down menu. Click the

Refresh

button to update the report. To delete specific entries, click the checkbox next to specific entries, and

then click the

Delete

button. To save all reports to your computer, click the

Download

button. The reports will be

saved as a tab-delimited text file called PcReport. To scroll through the entries, click

First

,

Previous

, or

Next

.

Figure 6-15: Web Report

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