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4.
Select
ADVANCED > Advanced Setup > Wireless Settings
.
5.
Do one of the following in the Advanced Wireless Settings (2.4GHz b/g/n) section, Advanced Wireless Settings
(5GHz 802.11a/n/ac) section, or both sections:
•
Turn off the radio
. Clear the
Enable Wireless Router Radio
check box.
The 2.4 GHz WiFi LED, 5 GHz WiFi LED, WiFi LED, and WPS LED turn off.
•
Turn on the radio
. Select the
Enable Wireless Router Radio
check box.
The 2.4 GHz WiFi LED, 5 GHz WiFi LED, WiFi LED, and WPS LED lights solid white.
6.
Click the
Apply
button.
Your settings are saved.
Manage the Basic WiFi Network Settings
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5
Control Access to the Internet
The modem 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
on page 118
•
Allow or Block Access to Your Network
on page 119
•
Use Keywords to Block Internet Sites
on page 124
•
Manage Simple Outbound Firewall Rules for Services and Applications
on page 128
•
Set Up a Schedule for Keyword Blocking and Outbound Firewall Rules
on page 134
•
Set Up Security Event Email Notifications
on page 136
For information about more advanced ways to configure Internet security, see
Manage Port Forwarding and Port Triggering
on page 267.
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Set Up Parental Controls
The first time that you select
Parental Controls
from the BASIC Home page, your browser goes to the
Parental
Controls
website.You can learn more about parental controls or download the application.
After you set up and enable parental controls, you can change the web filtering level for each device on the network
through the network map page on the genie app.
To set up parental controls:
1.
Launch a web browser from a computer or WiFi device that is connected to the network.
2.
Enter
.
A login window opens.
3.
Enter the modem 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 page displays.
4.
Select
Parental Controls
.
The
Parental Controls
website opens.
5.
Click the button for the app or version that you want to download and use.
6.
Follow the onscreen instructions to download and install the genie app.
7.
Open the genie app and select
Parental Controls
.
After installation, Live Parental Controls automatically starts.
8.
Click the
Next
button, read the note, and click the
Next
button again.
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Because Live Parental Controls uses free OpenDNS accounts, you are prompted to log in or create a free
account.
9.
Select a radio button as follows:
•
If you already own an OpenDNS account, leave the
Yes
radio button selected.
•
If you do not own an OpenDNS account, select the
No
radio button.
If you are creating an account, the Create a free OpenDNS account page displays. Do the following:
a.
Complete the fields.
b.
Click the
Next
button.
After you log on or create your account, the filtering level page displays.
10.
Select the radio button for the filtering level that you want and click the
Next
button.
The Setup is complete page displays.
11.
Click the
Take me to the status screen
button.
The Status page displays. Parental Controls are now set up for the modem router.
12.
To enable Parental Controls, click the
Enable Live Parental Controls
button.
Allow or Block Access to Your Network
You can use access control to block or allow access of devices to your network.You define access by selecting or
specifying the MAC addresses of the wired and WiFi devices that either can access your entire network or are
blocked from accessing your entire network.
Enable and Manage Network Access Control
When you enable access control, you must select whether new devices are allowed to access the network or are
blocked from accessing the network. By default, currently connected devices are allowed to access the network,
but you can also block these devices from accessing the network.
To set up network access control:
1.
Launch a web browser from a computer or WiFi device that is connected to the network.
2.
Enter
.
A login window opens.
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3.
Enter the modem 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 page displays.
4.
Select
ADVANCED > Security > Access Control
.
The previous figure shows two WiFi devices connected.
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 the
Turn on Access Control
check box is cleared, all devices are allowed to connect, even if a device
is in the list of blocked devices.
6.
Click the
Apply
button.
Your settings are saved.
7.
Select an access rule for new devices:
•
Allow all new devices to connect
. With this setting, if you add a new device, it can access your network.
You do not need to enter its MAC address on this page. We recommend that you leave this radio button
selected.
•
Block all new devices from connecting
. With this setting, if you add 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. For more information, see
Manage Network Access Control Lists
on page 121.
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.
8.
To manage access for currently connected computers and devices, do the following:
•
If you blocked all new devices from connecting, to allow the computer or device that you are currently using
to continue to access the network, select the check box next to your computer or WiFi device in the table,
and click the
Allow
button.
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