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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.
The Setup is complete screen displays.
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.
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.
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.
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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 in this screen.
NETGEAR recommends 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 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 changes take effect.
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Manage Network Access Control Lists
You can use access control to block or allow access to your network.
To manage devices that are allowed or blocked:
1.
Launch a web 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 > Access Control
.
5.
Click the
View list of allowed devices not currently connected to the network
link.
6.
Select the check box for a device.
7.
Use the
Add
button and
Remove from the List
button as needed.
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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 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.
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 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
57.)
Always
. Turn on keyword blocking all the time, independent of the Schedule screen.
6.
In the
Type keyword or domain name here
field, enter a keyword or domain that you want
to block.
For example:
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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.
Keyword blocking takes effect.
Delete Keywords from the Blocked List
To delete keywords from the list:
1.
Launch a web browser from a computer or wireless device that is connected to the
network.
2.
Type
http://routerlogin.net
or
http://routerlogin.com
.
A login screen displays.
3.
Enter the router user name and password.
The user name is
admin
. The default password is
admin
. The user name and password
are case-sensitive.
The BASIC Home screen displays.
4.
Select
ADVANCED > Security >
Block Sites
.
The Block Sites screen displays.
5.
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.
6.
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 a web browser from a computer or wireless device that is connected to the
network.

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