Cisco Systems EA3500 manual How to set up parental controls, How to set parental controls

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Information about the device appears on the screen.

4.Click OK.

How to set up parental controls

With your router, you can use parental controls to:

•• Set the times that Internet access is allowed.

•• Block websites that you specify or based on their content.

•• Set the above restrictions for specific computers.

Tip

When someone tries to open a blocked website, a Cisco Connect login page appears. To view the blocked content, you must log into your Cisco Connect Cloud account and change the parental control restrictions.

Setting Up: Basics

How to set parental controls

To set parental controls:

1.Log into Cisco Connect Cloud. (See “How to configure your router” on page 11.

2.Under Apps, click Parental Controls. The Parental Controls screen opens.

3.To turn on parental controls, click the Enable parental controls button so that ON is displayed.

Tip

It’s not necessary to set parental controls over each computer on your home network. You can set the controls on only those computers that children can access.

4.To select a computer to apply parental controls to, click the name of the computer in the Restrict Internet access on list.

5.To block Internet access on the selected computer(s), under Block Internet access:

••Click Never to allow Internet access.

••Click Always to always block Internet access.

••Click Specific Times to set the times when Internet access is allowed.

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USB printer To connect a computer to your networkHow to connect other devices How to manually connect a network deviceHow to connect a network device using Wi-Fi Protected Setup To view network device details How to view device detailsHow to set up parental controls How to set parental controlsTo set parental controls Under Block specific sites, click Add How to configure your guest networkTo set up guest access to your network How to back up your router configurationHow to customize Cisco Connect Cloud Using widgetsCustomizing the Device List How to manually set up your router Setting Up AdvancedHow to manually set up your Internet connection How to configure basic Internet connection settingsTo manually configure your router’s IPv6 settings IPv6 Internet connection settingsTo reconfigure your wireless network How to get the most out of your dual- band routerHow to control access to your network Wireless-N Only 802.11n onlyAuto 20 MHz or 40 Mhz MHz Only Linksys EA-Series Changing firewall settings How to improve security using the built-in firewallTo change your firewall settings VPN PassthroughChanging IPv6 firewall settings How to set up the Dhcp server on your routerTo set IPv6 firewall settings To configure your router’s Dhcp server settingsTo configure Dhcp reservation How to set up Dhcp reservationHow to access your network on the Internet To set up DdnsHappyBunny.linksysnet.com1024 How to connect to your corporate office using a VPN How to clone a MAC addressClick the Internet Settings tab To change your VPN passthrough settingsTo configure media prioritization How to optimize your router for gaming and voiceSet the maximum Upstream Bandwidth How to enable Voice over IP on your networkHow to configure UPnP To configure the router for VoIPTo configure UPnP To view your new router’s settings How to use a router as an access pointHow to put your new router behind an existing router To add your router to your existing wireless networkTo add your router to an existing router or gateway To add another router to share an Internet connection To share an Internet connectionTo use their DNS TipsTo extend your network or add wireless capabilities How to expose a device to the InternetTo set up a device in the DMZ To extend your networkSetting Up Advanced Using an External Drive How to attach a USB driveOverview How to use secured folder access How to set up authorized users and shared foldersTo enable access to shared folders How to access shared folders To access shared folders while on your networkClick Add User To configure your router as a media server How to set up your router as a media serverTo connect an UPnP device to your router’s media server How to connect your UPnP device to the media serverTo set up the FTP server How to remotely access storageLinksys EA-Series How to set up port forwarding for a single port How to set up port forwardingTo set up single port forwarding Port Forwarding and Port TriggeringHow to set up port forwarding for multiple ports How to set up port forwarding for a range of portsTo set up single port forwarding for multiple ports How to set up port range triggering for online gaming To set up port range forwardingClick Add a new Port Range Forwarding Click Add a new Port Range Triggering To back up your router configuration How to back up and restore your router configurationUnder Router Settings, click Troubleshooting To restore your router configurationHow to restore factory defaults How to upgrade the router’s firmwareTo upgrade the router’s firmware Under Firmware Update, click Check for UpdatesUnder Factory reset, click Reset How to check the status of your routerHow to disable the Ethernet port status lights How to test your Internet connectionTo disable the lights To enable and view logs How to configure and use logsDuring setup TroubleshootingYour router was not successfully set up Windows XP Service Pack updateTo fix the problem on Windows computers To fix the problemClick the 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