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Nighthawk AC1900
Smart
WiFi
Router Model
R7000
The BASIC Home screen displays.
4.
Select
ADVANCED > Security > Access Control
.
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.
To specify the access rule, select one of the following radio buttons:
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.
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Smart
WiFi
Router Model
R7000
Use Keywords to Block Internet Sites
You can use keywords to block certain Internet sites from your network. You can use blocking
all the time or based on a schedule.
To set 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.
4.
Select
ADVANCED > Security >
Block Sites
.
5.
Select one of the keyword blocking options:
Per Schedule
. Turn on keyword blocking according to the Schedule screen settings.
(See
Schedule When to Block Internet Sites and Services
on page
60.)
Always
. Turn on keyword blocking all the time, independent of the Schedule screen.
6.
In the
Keyword
field, enter a keyword or domain that you want to block.
For example:
Specify .com if you want to allow only sites with domain suffixes such as .edu or .gov.
Enter a period (
.
) to block all Internet browsing access.
7.
Click the
Add Keyword
button.
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Smart
WiFi
Router Model
R7000
The keyword is added to the keyword list. The keyword list supports up to 32 entries.
8.
Click the
Apply
button.
Keyword blocking takes effect.
To delete keywords from the list:
1.
Do one of the following:
To delete a single word, select it and click the
Delete Keyword
button.
The keyword is removed from the list.
To delete all keywords on the list, click the
Clear List
button.
All keywords are removed from the list.
2.
Click the
Apply
button.
Your changes are saved.
Block Services from the Internet
You can block Internet services on your network based on the type of service. You can block
the services all the time or based on a schedule.
To block services:
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
ADVANCED > Security > Block Services
.
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Smart
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Router Model
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5.
Specify when to block the services:
To block the services all the time, select the
Always
radio button.
To block the services based on a schedule, select the
Per Schedule
radio button.
To specify the schedule, see
Schedule When to Block Internet Sites and Services
on
page
60.
6.
Click the
Add
button.
The Block Services Setup screen displays:
7.
To add a service that is in the
Service Type
list, select the application or service.
The settings for this service automatically display in the fields.
8.
To add a service or application that is not the list, select
User Defined
.
a.
If you know that the application uses either TCP or UDP, select the appropriate
protocol; otherwise, select
TCP/UDP
(both).
b.
Enter the starting port and ending port numbers.
If the service uses a single port number, enter that number in both fields.
To find out which port numbers the service or application uses, you can contact
the publisher of the application, ask user groups or newsgroups, or search on the
Internet.
9.
To specify how to filter the services, select one of the following radio buttons:
Only This IP Address
. Block services for a single computer.
IP Address Range
. Block services for a range of computers with consecutive IP
addresses on your network.
All lP Addresses
. Block services for all computers on your network.
10.
Click the
Add
button.
Your changes are saved.
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Router Model
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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
57 and
Block Services from the Internet
on page
58.
To schedule blocking:
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
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 use daylight saving time, select the
Automatically adjust for daylight savings time
check box.
8.
Click the
Apply
button.
Your settings are saved.

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