Hello everybody!
In today’s video, I will show you how to configure parental controls in
a router.
Sometimes it may be necessary to block access to social media or any other websites for
specific devices including smartphones and tablet PCs.
This function makes it possible to allow Internet access on schedule only, and to specify the
web addresses that can be visited, or should be restricted.
For example, you can disable Internet access for the time when children are supposed to
be doing their homework, or sleeping; Similarly, you can restrict Internet access inside your
office network so that your employees can concentrate on doing their job instead of
browsing the web.
In some models, the functions of blocking certain websites and restricting Internet
access on schedule are combined.
I will show you how to configure parental controls with the example of a TP-Link router.
Here we go!
Configuring parental controls from a PC First of all, you need to enter the settings:
to do it, type the router address in the browser, enter the login and password; by default,
they are “admin” and “admin.”
Go to the tab “Parental Controls” and enable this function by checking the corresponding
box.
You can also give the MAC address of the computer which will control access, that is, parental
PC.
The “MAC address” field shows the MAC address of the computer which is currently
being used to configure the router.
If the MAC address of your network card has already been registered with the system, you
can click on the button “Copy to Above” to copy this address to the field “MAC address
of Parental PC.”
Below, specify the device you want to control.
Type the address of the device for which you want to restrict access (or the addresses
of the devices to which you would like to apply parental control functions) in the field
“МАС address - 1, 2, 3, 4.”
Otherwise, select the MAC address from the drop-down list and copy it to one of these
fields by choosing it from the list.
The next step is to specify the time period during which the controlled computer will
be allowed to connect to the Internet.
Choose when such controls should be applied - each day or week, and then click “Add.”
To remove the time and days you have selected, use the button “Clear Schedule.”
In the last section, you can specify the Internet addresses that your child (or another user)
will be permitted to access.
Click “Save” to confirm the changes you have made.
A little break for a short joke: The guy is smoking and leaving smoke rings
into the air.
His girlfriend gets irritated with the smoke and says:
“Can't you see the warning written on the cigarettes packet, smoking is harmful!”
The boy replies: “Darling, I am a programmer.
We don't worry about warnings, we only worry about errors.”
That’s a cool joke – we always get the best stories to amuse you.
Configuring parental controls from a smartphone Also, you can configure parental controls
with a smartphone using a tool called Tether.
For a detailed coverage of this app, follow the link below to watch one of our previous
videos.
In this app, the function is a bit simplified.
To enable it, drag the slider to the corresponding position (just as explained before), set the
schedule and specify available web addresses.
At this stage, configuring is over and parental controls are ready to use.
Now the user with restricted access rights won’t be able to visit a website which is
forbidden or go online at a time different from what has been specified in the settings.
Here is one more important thing.
If your router still has the default password (“admin”) to protect the settings, I recommend
changing it.
Follow the link below to watch another video in our channel to learn how.
Your child may easily watch a video on YouTube, open the router settings... and block your
own Internet access!
Never underestimate today’s teens - too often, they turn up more tech-wise than you
could imagine.
This way, you can discipline not only naughty children, but also bratty relatives and cunning
neighbors.
Anyway, I am sure you will find a way to use this trick.
That is all for now.
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Good luck.