Netgear R7500v2 Nighthawk Dual Band Gigabit Wireless Router 802 11ac 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 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 Security Event Email Notifications on page 61
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							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 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, Live Parental Controls automatically starts.
8.Click the Next button, read the note, and click the Next button again.
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 you are creating an account, the Create a free OpenDNS account page displays. Do the following:
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							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 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 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.
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:
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							•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 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 one of 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 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.
5.Click the View list of allowed devices not currently connected to the network link.
The list displays.
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							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 password are
case-sensitive.
The BASIC Home page displays.
4.Select ADVANCED > Security >Block Sites.
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.
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							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
case-sensitive.
The BASIC Home page 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 60.)
•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 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 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.
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 > Block Services.
5.Specify when to block the services:
•To block the services all the time, select the Always radio button.
•To block the services based on a schedule, select the Per Schedule radio button.
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							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).
b.Enter the starting port and ending port numbers.
If the service uses a single port number, enter that number in both fields.To find out which port
numbers the service or application uses, you can contact the publisher of the application, ask user
groups or newsgroups, or search on the Internet.
9.Select a filtering option:
•Only This IP Address. Block services for a single computer.
•IP Address Range. Block services for a range of computers with consecutive IP addresses on
your network.
•All lP Addresses. Block services for all computers on your network.
10.Click the Add button.
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							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 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 > Schedule.
5.Specify when to block keywords and services:
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