ARRIS TG1672G-NA Web GUI User Guide - Manual (Page 29)

Section 1: Configuring Your Router and Your Wireless LAN Connection
November 2013 Page 29 of 96
3.15 Firewall – Using Parental Controls
The Parental Control feature allows you to block specified keywords and web sites from being
accessed and also to specify trusted computers in the network. Trusted computers are not
affected by the parental control settings. You can add two trusted computers. For example,
you may want the computers of the parents to be trusted, while the childrens’ computers have
parental controls in effect.
Perform the following steps to set up your Parental Controls.
1. Access and log into the configuration interface.
2. Click the Firewall tab.
3. Click Parental Controls in the side menu to display the Parental Controls screen.
4. Check the Enable Parental Controls checkbox and click the Apply button.
5. Configure any or all of the following parental controls:
Trusted MAC Addresses - Enter the MAC addresses of any “trusted” computers on the
network and click the Apply button. Once added, these trusted computers will not be
affected by the parental control settings.
Note: Refer to 3.8.1 Finding the MAC Address of a Computer for information on
determining the MAC address of your computer.
Keyword and Web Site Filtering - You can add a list of keywords and web sites that you
want to block. To add a keyword or web site to the list, click the respective Add button. To
delete a keyword or web site from the list, first click its check box and then click the Delete
button.
6. Adding a Keyword or Web Site Filter
a) Enter the keyword in the Keyword field or web site URL address in the Web Site field.
b) Click the check boxes for the days you want access blocked, or click the All Week
checkbox for all week.
c) Set the start time and end time during the specified days (24-hour clock). (0:00 until 0:00
indicates all day, or click the All Day checkbox.)