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Control Access to the Internet
The router comes with a built-in firewall that helps protect your home network from unwanted
intrusions from the Internet.
This chapter includes the following sections:
•
Set Up Parental Controls
•
Control Access to Your Network
•
Use Keywords to Block Internet Sites
•
Block Services from the Internet
•
Schedule When to Block Internet Sites and Services
•
Avoid Blocking on a Trusted Computer
•
Set Up Security Event Email Notifications
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Set Up Parental Controls
The first time that you select
Parental Controls
from the BASIC Home screen, your browser
goes to the Live Parental Controls website, where you can learn more about Live Parental
Controls and download the application.
To set up Live Parental Controls:
1.
Launch an Internet browser from a computer or wireless device that is connected to the
network.
2.
Type
or
.
A login screen displays.
3.
Enter the router user name and password.
The user name is
admin
. The default password is
password
. The user name and
password are case-sensitive.
The BASIC Home screen displays.
4.
Select
Parental Controls
.
If your Internet connection is working, the browser automatically goes online and displays
the Parental Controls web page.
5.
Click either the
Windows Users
or
Mac Users
button.
6.
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.
7.
Click the
Next
button.
8.
Read the note, and click the
Next
button again.
Because Live Parental Controls uses free OpenDNS accounts, you are prompted to log
in or create a free account.
9.
Select the radio button that applies to you:
•
If you already set up an OpenDNS account, leave the
Yes
radio button selected.
•
If you did not set up an OpenDNS account, select the
No
radio button.
10.
Click the
Next
button.
If you are creating an account, the following screen displays:
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11.
Complete the fields and click the
Next
button.
After you log on or create your account, the filtering level screen displays:
12.
Select a radio button for a filtering level and click the
Next
button.
13.
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.
Control Access to Your Network
You can use access control to allow or block access to your network.
To set up access control:
1.
Launch an Internet browser from a computer or wireless device that is connected to the
network.
2.
Type
or
.
A login screen displays.
3.
Enter the router user name and password.
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The user name is
admin
. The default password is
password
. The user name and
password are case-sensitive.
The BASIC Home screen displays.
4.
Select
ADVANCED > Security > Access Control
.
The Access Control screen displays.
5.
Select the
Turn on Access Control
check box.
You must select this check box before you can specify an access rule and use the Allow
and Block buttons. When this check box is cleared, all devices are allowed to connect,
even if the device is in the blocked list.
6.
Select an access rule:
•
Allow all new devices to connect
. With this setting, if you buy a new device, it can
access your network. You don’t need to enter its MAC address in this screen.
NETGEAR recommends that you leave this radio button selected.
•
Block all new devices from connecting
. With this setting, if you buy a new device,
before it can access your network, you must enter its MAC address for an Ethernet
connection and its MAC address for a WiFi connection in the allowed list.
The access rule does not affect previously blocked or allowed devices. It applies only to
devices joining your network in the future after you apply these settings.
7.
To allow the computer or device you’re currently using to continue to access the network,
select the check box next to your computer or device, and click the
Allow
button.
8.
Click the
Apply
button.
Your changes take effect.
Use Keywords to Block Internet Sites
You can use keywords to block certain Internet sites from your network. You can use
blocking continuously or based on a schedule.
To block Internet sites:
1.
Launch an Internet browser from a computer or wireless device that is connected to the
network.
2.
Type
or
.
A login screen displays.
3.
Enter the router user name and password.
The user name is
admin
. The default password is
password
. The user name and
password are case-sensitive.
The BASIC Home screen displays.

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