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Schedule When to Block Internet Sites and Services

When you schedule blocking, the same schedule is used to block sites and to block services.

For information about how to specify what you want the router to block, see

Use Keywords to

Block Internet Sites

on page

51 and

Avoid Blocking on a Trusted Computer

on page

53.



To schedule blocking:

1.

Launch a web browser from a computer or mobile device that is connected to your Orbi

network.

2.

Enter

orbilogin.com

.

A login window opens.

3.

Enter the router admin 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 > Schedule

.

5.

Specify when to block keywords and services:

•

Days to Block

. Select the check box for each day that you want to block the

keywords or select the

Every Day

check box, which automatically selects the check

boxes for all days.

•

Time of Day to Block

. Select a start and end time in 24-hour format, or select

All

Day

for 24-hour blocking.

6.

Select your time zone from the list.

7.

If you live in a region that observes daylight saving time, select the

Automatically adjust for

daylight savings time

check box.

8.

Click the

Apply

button.

Your settings are saved.

Set Up Security Event Email Notifications

The router can email you its logs of router activity. The log records router activity and security

events such as attempts to access blocked sites or services.



To set up email notifications:

1.

Launch a web browser from a computer or mobile device that is connected to your Orbi

network.

2.

Enter

orbilogin.com

.

A login window opens.

3.

Enter the router admin 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 page displays.

4.

Select

ADVANCED > Security >

E-mail

.

5.

Select the

Turn Email Notification On

check box.

6.

In the

Send to This E-mail Address

field, enter the email address to which logs and alerts

are sent.

This email address is also used for the From address. If this field is blank, log and alert

messages are not sent.

7.

In the

Your Outgoing Mail Server

field, enter the name of your ISP outgoing (SMTP) mail

server (such as mail.myISP.com).

You might be able to find this information in the configuration window of your email

program. If you leave this field blank, log and alert messages are not sent.

8.

In the

Outgoing Mail Server Port Number

field, enter your mail server’s port number.

You might be able to find this information in the configuration window of your email

program.

9.

If your outgoing email server requires authentication, select the

My Mail Server requires

authentication

check box and do the following:

a.

In the

User Name

field, type the user name for the outgoing email server.

b.

In the

Password

field, type the password for the outgoing email server.

10.

To send alerts immediately, select the

Send Alerts Immediately

check box.

Email alerts are sent immediately when someone attempts to visit a blocked site.

11.

To send logs based on a schedule, specify these settings:

•

From

Send logs according to this schedule

menu, select the schedule type.

•

From the

Day

menu, select the day.

•

From the

Time

menu, select the time, and select the

am

or

pm

radio button.

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12.

Click the

Apply

button.

Your settings are saved.

Logs are sent automatically. If the log fills before the specified time, it is sent. After the log

is sent, it is cleared from the router memory. If the router cannot email the log and the log

buffer fills, the router overwrites the log.

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5.

Optimize Performance

This chapter contains the following sections:

•

WiFi Multimedia Quality of Service

•

Improve Network Connections With Universal Plug N Play

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WiFi Multimedia Quality of Service

Wi-Fi Multimedia Quality of Service (WMM QoS) prioritizes WiFi voice and video traffic over

the WiFi link. WMM QoS is automatically enabled for the router.

WMM QoS prioritizes WiFi data packets from different applications based on four access

categories: voice, video, best effort, and background. For an application to receive the

benefits of WMM QoS, WMM must be enabled for both it and the client running that

application. Legacy applications that do not support WMM and applications that do not

require QoS are assigned to the best effort category, which receives a lower priority than

voice and video.



To disable WMM QoS:

1.

Launch a web browser from a computer or mobile device that is connected to your Orbi

network.

2.

Enter

orbilogin.com

.

A login window opens.

3.

Enter the router admin 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 > Setup > QoS Setup > WMM.

The WMM page displays.

5.

Clear the

Enable WMM (Wi-Fi multimedia) settings (2.4 GHz b/g/n)

check box.

6.

Clear the

Enable WMM (Wi-Fi multimedia) settings (5 GHz a/n/ac)

check box.

7.

Click the

Apply

button.

Your settings are saved.

Improve Network Connections With Universal Plug N Play

Universal Plug N Play (UPnP) helps devices, such as Internet appliances and computers,

access the network and connect to other devices as needed. UPnP devices can

automatically discover the services from other registered UPnP devices on the network.

If you use applications such as multiplayer gaming, peer-to-peer connections, or real-time

communications such as instant messaging or remote assistance (a feature in Windows XP),

enable UPnP.