Netgear R6900 Nighthawk Ac1900 Smart Wifi Router User Manual

5
Control Access to the Internet
The router comes with a built-in firewall that helps protect your home network from unwanted intrusions from the Internet.
This chapter includes the f ollowing sections:
• Set Up Parental Controls
 on page 72
• Allo
w or Block Access to Your Network
 on page 73
• Use Keywords to Block Internet Sites
 on page 79
• Manage Simple Outbound Firewall Rules for Services and Applications on page 82
• Set Up a Schedule f

or Keyword Blocking and Outbound Firewall Rules
 on page...

Set Up Parental Controls
The first time that you select Parental Controls from the BASIC Home page, your browser goes to the Parental
Controls website. You can learn more about parental controls or download the application.
After y
ou 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 WiFi device that is connected to the network.
2....

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 y
ou are creating an account, the Create a free OpenDNS account page displ\
ays. Do the following:
a. Complete the fields.
b. Click the Next button.
After y

ou log on or create your account, the filtering level...

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 > Access Control. The previous figure shows two WiFi devices connected.
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 the 
Turn on Access Control check box is cleared, all devices are...

•
If you blocked all new devices from connecting, to allow the computer or device that you are currently using
to continue to access the network, select the check box next to your computer or WiFi device in the table,
and click the Allow button.
• To either continue to allow or to block other computers and devices that are currently connected, select the
check box next to the computer or device in the table, and click either the Allow button or the Block button. 9.
Click the 
Apply button.
Your settings...

To add or remove devices that are allowed:
1.
Launch a web browser from a computer or WiFi device that is connected to the network.
2. Enter http://www.routerlogin.net.
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 > Access Control.
The Access Control page displays.
5. Click the View list of allowed devices not currently...

7.
To remove a device from allowed list, do the following:
a.Select the check box for the device.
b. Click the Delete button.
The de
vice is removed from the allowed list.
8. Click the Apply button.
Y

our settings are saved.
Add Devices to or Remove Them From the Blocked List
If you set up an access list that allows all new devices to access your network but you want to block some devices
from accessing your network, you must specify the devices that you want to block. To add or remove devices that are...

5.
Click the View list of blocked devices not currently connected to the network link. A table displays the detected device name, MAC address, and connection type of the devices that are not
connected and are blocked from accessing the network.
6. To add a device to the blocked list, do the following:
a.Click the 
Add button.
The Add Bloc
ked Device page displays.
b. Enter the MAC address and device name for the device that you want to block.
c. On the Add Blocked Device page, click the 
Apply button....

Use Keywords to Block Internet Sites
You can block keywords and domains (websites) to prevent certain types of HTTP traffic from accessing your
network. By default, keyword blocking is disabled and no domains are blocked.
Set Up Blocking
You can set up blocking of specific keywords and domains to occur continuously or according to a schedule.
To set up keyword and domain blocking: 1.
Launch a web browser from a computer or WiFi device that is connected to the network.
2. Enter...

•
Always. Use keyword blocking continuously.
6. In the 
Type keyword or domain name here field, enter a keyword or domain.
Here are some sample entr
ies:
• 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. Clic

k the Add Keyword
 button.
The keyword or domain is added to the Block sites containing these keywords or domain names field (which
is also...