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5.

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

http://www.routerlogin.net

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

http://www.routerlogin.net

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

http://www.routerlogin.net

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.