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Registration Screen

Purpose:

Register your router if you have not already done so. Registering enables WD to notify

you of updates to the firmware and send you important information.

Log Screen

Purpose:

Display and save logs generated by the router.

Log Level

From the drop-down list, select the alert level of the log you want to

generate. Options are Debug, Notice, and Warning.

Log Table

Click the tabs to reveal the log pages to view, clear, or refresh the

table.

Log Type

From the drop-down list, select the type of log you want to

generate. Options are System, Attack, and Drop. The default is

System.

Save Log File to Local Hard

Drive

Click

Save

to copy the contents of the system log to a file on your

computer.

Language Screen

Purpose:

The language is normally auto-detected based on your web browser settings. If the

selected language is not the language you desire, you can manually choose another language.

Select language

From the drop-down list, select the language in which you want the

user interface to display.

Device Mode Screen

Purpose:

Configure your router to operate in either router mode or AP (access point) mode. When

the router is used as an access point, it disables certain services, such as DHCP and routing, to

turn the router into a Wi-Fi access point, allowing you to expand your existing wireless network

without replacing your router.

For information about changing to AP mode, see “Using the Router as an Access Point” on page

71.

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Performing Advanced Tasks

This chapter describes the most important tasks the administrator performs in setting up

and maintaining the My Net N900 Central router. It includes the following topics:

Enabling Guest Access

Setting Up Parental Controls

Changing the Administrator Password

Accessing Files on the Router or an Attached USB Drive

Updating the Router’s Firmware

Restoring the Router to Factory Defaults

Rebooting the Router

Using the Router as an Access Point

Configuring UPnP

Enabling Port Forwarding

Accessing My Net View (Windows)

Enabling Guest Access

A guest network allows visitors to get Internet access without giving them access to your

home network.

To enable guest access:

1.

On the

Advanced Settings

screen, click the

Wireless

icon to display the

Wireless/Guest Access screen.

2.

Click the

Guest Access

tab.

3.

To turn on access to a wireless network (2.4 GHz and/or 5 GHz band), toggle the

On/

Off

button to

On

.

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4.

Specify the following:

5.

Click

Save

.

Setting Up Parental Controls

Registering Parental Controls

Set up your router with parental controls that restrict the websites, times, and content a user

can access on the Internet. You can set controls on a master level that apply to all devices

connected to the router or to individual devices. You need to register the router to activate

Parental Control service for your router.

To set up parental controls:

1.

On the Advanced Settings screen, click the

Security

icon to display the

Security/Parental Controls screen.

2.

Click the

Parental Controls

tab.

Setting

Description

Guest Network Name

Accept the default value or enter another name for the wireless

network.

Security Mode

The default value is None. To restrict guest access, select the

type of security needed from the drop-down list:

•

WPA - Personal

•

WPA2 - Personal

•

WPA/WPA2 - Personal

•

None

Password

Create a password for the guest user to prevent an

unauthorized user from accessing your guest network.

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3.

Toggle the

Enable parental control

button to

On

. The Security/Parental Controls

screen appears.

4.

For

Router location

, select the region where the router is located.

5.

Click

Apply

. The screen expands to enable you to register the router and the devices

using the router.

6.

In the Router Registration section, enter your email address and click

Register Router

.

After registration takes place, open the confirmation that was sent to your email

address. Follow the instructions in the email to confirm your registration of Parental

Controls. Parental Controls are activated about fifteen minutes after you confirm your

registration.

7.

On the Policy Management screen, enter your password and click

Login.

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8.

The main Parental Controls screen displays.

9.

In the Device Information table, select the devices you want to register for parental

controls.

10. Click

Register Device

(at bottom of screen).

11. Click the

WD Internet Parental Controls Policy Management

link in the middle of

the page to launch the Device List View screen.

Managing Parental Controls

The Device List View screen enables you to manage parental controls on a master, device,

and time range level.