Set Up Parental Controls

The first time that you select

Parental Controls

from the BASIC Home page, your browser goes to the Live Parental

Controls website, where you can learn more about Parental Controls and 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 wireless device that is connected to the network.

2.

Enter

.

A login window opens.

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 page displays.

4.

Select

Parental Controls

.

The Live 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.

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:

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a.

Complete the fields.

b.

Click the

Next

button.

After you log on or create your account, the filtering level page displays.

10.

Select a filtering level 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 router.

12.

To enable Parental Controls, click the

Enable Live Parental Controls

.

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 of the genie app.

Allow or Block Access to Your Network

You can use access control to block or allow access to your network.

To set up access control:

1.

Launch a web browser from a computer or wireless device that is connected to the network.

2.

Enter

.

A login window opens.

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 page displays.

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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 a device is in the blocked list.

6.

Select an access rule:

•

Allow all new devices to connect

. With this setting, if you add a new device, it can access your network.

You don’t 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.

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 view allowed or blocked devices that are not connected, click one of the following links:

•

View list of allowed devices not currently connected to the network

•

View list of blocked devices not currently connected to the network

The list displays.

8.

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.

9.

Click the

Apply

button.

Your settings are saed

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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 block Internet sites:

1.

Launch a web browser from a computer or wireless device that is connected to the network.

2.

Enter

.

A login window opens.

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 page displays.

4.

Select

ADVANCED > Security >Block Sites

.

5.

Select a keyword blocking option:

•

Per Schedule

. Turn on keyword blocking according to a schedule that you set. (See

Schedule When to

Block Internet Sites and Services

on page 44.

•

Always

. Turn on keyword blocking all the time, independent of the Schedule page.

6.

In the

Type keyword or domain name here

field, enter a keyword or domain that you want to block.

For example:

•

Specify XXX to block http://www.badstuff.com/xxx.html.

•

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.

The keyword is added to the keyword list. The keyword list supports up to 32 entries.

8.

Click the

Apply

button.

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Keyword blocking takes effect.

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 a web browser from a computer or wireless device that is connected to the network.

2.

Enter

.

A login window opens.

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 page displays.

4.

Select

ADVANCED > Security > Block Services

.

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.

For information about how to specify the schedule, see

Schedule When to Block Internet Sites and Services

on

page 44.

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