Linksys WAG54GP2 manual Using the Linksys Parental Control Service, Introduction

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Chapter 5: Using the Linksys Parental Control Service

Overview

This chapter will describe the Linksys Parental Control Service*, as well as explain how to sign up for the Service, manage your account, and use the Internet when the Service is actively controlling Internet traffic and messages.

Note: Parental Control Service is only available in US and Canada only.

Introduction

The Linksys Parental Control Service makes it easy for you to keep your family safe on the Internet. The Service gives you powerful tools to control the availability of Internet services, access, and features, customizable for each member of the family.

Choosing from 16 different web content categories, you control what each family member is allowed to see. Each website request triggers a search through our constantly updated database, which determines whether or not to allow the content through, based on who's logged in. You can also manually block or allow specific websites based on your own judgment.

To protect your family from unsolicited messages, you can set up e-mail and Instant Message filters. You select who can send messages to, and receive messages from, your family. If your children are spending too much time online, you can set time restrictions by hour and day of the week.

To keep you informed of your family's online activities, full reports are available to view or download. You can see each family member’s blocked and unblocked Internet activities, to keep you “in the loop” on their changing interests. Setting up and customizing each family member’s settings is a snap with the friendly web-based menus—even if you're not the family's usual network administrator. Because the Parental Control Service is based in the Router, not your PCs, it can't be bypassed and keeps every Internet device in your household equally protected.

* Available in US and Canada only.

database: a collection of data that is organized so that its contents can easily be accessed, managed, and updated.

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Overview