Netgear R7500v2 Nighthawk Dual Band Gigabit Wireless Router 802 11ac 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 following sections:
•Set Up Parental Controls on page 52
•Allow or Block Access to Your Network on page 53
•Use Keywords to Block Internet Sites on page 57
•Block Services From the Internet on page 58
•Schedule When to Block Internet Sites and Services on page 60
•Avoid Blocking on a Trusted Computer on page 61
•Set Up...

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.
To set up Parental Controls:
1.Launch a web browser from a computer or wireless device that is connected to the network.
2.Type 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...

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 screen 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.
Allow or Block Access to Your Network
You can use access control to block or allow access to...

•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...

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 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 >...

6.Select the check box for a device.
7.Use the Add button, Edit button, and Remove from the List button as needed.
8.Click the Apply button.
Your changes take 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://www.routerlogin.net .
A login window opens.
3.Enter the router user name and password.
The user name is admin.The default password is admin.The user name and...

Your changes are saved.
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.Use the Router as a Wireless Access Point
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...

•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.
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...

For information about how to specify the schedule, see Schedule When to Block Internet Sites and
Services on page 60.
6.Click the Add button.
7.To add a service that is in the Service Type menu, select the application or service.
The settings for this service automatically display in the fields.
8.To add a service or application that is not in the menu, select User Defined.
a.If you know that the application uses either TCP or UDP, select the appropriate protocol. Otherwise,
select TCP/UDP (both)....

Your changes are saved.
Schedule When to Block Internet Sites and Services
When you schedule blocking, the same schedule is used to block sites and to block services. For information
about how to specify what you want the router to block, see Use Keywords to Block Internet Sites on page
57 and Block Services From the Internet on page 58.
To schedule blocking:
1.Launch a web browser from a computer or wireless device that is connected to the network.
2.Type http://www.routerlogin.net .
A login window...