Netgear R6900 Nighthawk Ac1900 Smart Wifi Router User Manual

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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 88
• Set Up Secur
ity Event Email Notifications
 on page 90 71 
						

							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. 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 
Parental Controls.
The 
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, Liv
e Parental Controls automatically starts. 8.
Click the 
Next button, read the note, and click the Next button again. Control Access to the Internet
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							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 page displays.
10. Select the radio button for the filtering level that you want and click the 
Next button.
The Setup is complete page displa
ys.
11. Click the 
Take me to the status screen button.
The Status page displa
ys. Parental Controls are now set up for the router.
12. To enable Parental Controls, click the Enable Live Parental Controls
 button.
Allow or Block Access to Your Network You can use access control to block or allow access of devices to your network. You define access by selecting or
specifying the MAC addresses of the wired and WiFi devices that either can access your entire network or are
blocked from accessing your entire network.
Enable and Manage Network Access Control
When you enable access control, you must select whether new devices are allowed to access the network or are
blocked from accessing the network. By default, currently connected devices are allowed to access the network,
but you can also block these devices from accessing the network.
To set up network access control: 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 windo

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							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 allowed to connect, even if a device
is in the list of blocked devices.
6. Click the 
Apply button.
Your settings are saved.
7. Select an access rule for new devices:
•Allow all new devices to connect. With this setting, if you add a new device, it can access your network.
Y

ou do not 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
y

our network, you must enter its MAC address for an Ethernet connection and its MAC address for a WiFi
connection in the allowed list. For more information, see Manage Network Access Control Lists on page 75.
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.
8. To manage access for currently connected computers and devices, do the following: Control Access to the Internet
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							•
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 are saved.
Manage Network Access Control Lists
You can use access control to block or allow access to your network. An access control list (ACL) functions with the
MAC addresses of wired and WiFi devices that can either access your entire network or are blocked from accessing
your entire network.
The router can detect the MAC addresses of devices that are connected to the network and list the MAC addresses
of devices that were connected to the network.
Each network device owns a MAC address, which is a unique 12-character physical address, containing the
hexadecimal characters 0–9, a–f, or A–F (uppercase or lowercase) only, and separated by colons (for example,
00:09:AB:CD:EF:01). Typically, the MAC address is on the label of the WiFi card or network interface device. If you
cannot see the label, you can display the MAC address using the network configuration utilities of the computer.
You might also find the MAC addresses through the web pages of the router (see View Devices Currently on the
Netw

ork
 on page 199).
Ad
d Devices to or Remove Them From the Allowed List
If you set up an access list that blocks all new devices from accessing your network, you must specify which devices
are allowed to access your network. Control Access to the Internet
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							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 connected to the network link. A table displays the detected device name, MAC address, and connection type of the devices that are not
connected but allowed to access the network.
6. To add a device to the allowed list, do the following:
a.Click the 
Add button.
The Add Allo
wed Device page displays.
b. Enter the MAC address and device name for the device that you want to allow.
c. On the Add Allowed Device page, click the 
Apply button.
The device is added to the allowed list on the Access Control page. Control Access to the Internet
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							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 blocked: 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. Control Access to the Internet
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							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.
The de
vice is added to the blocked list on the Access Control page.
7. To remove a device from blocked list, do the following:
a.Select the check box for the device.
b. Click the Delete button.
The de

vice is removed from the blocked list.
8. Click the Apply button.
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							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 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 > Block Sites. 5.
Specify a keyword blocking option:
•Per Schedule. Use keyword blocking according to a schedule that you set.
F

or more information, see Set Up a Schedule for Keyword Blocking and Outbound Firewall Rules on page
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							•
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 referred to as the blocked list).
8. To add more keywords or domains, repeat Step 6 and Step 7.
The keyword list supports up to 32 entries.
9. Click the Apply button.
Y

our settings are saved.
Remove a Keyword or Domain From the Blocked List
If you no longer need a keyword or domain on the blocked list, you can remove the keyword or domain. To remove a keyword or domain from the blocked list: 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 > Block Sites.
The Block Sites page displays.
5. In the 
Block sites containing these keywords or domain names field, select the keyword or domain.
6. Clic
k the 
Delete Keyword button. Control Access to the Internet
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