CommScope Touchstone DG6450 - Setting Up Parental Controls

The System Basic Setup screen appears.
Note: Most conguraon parameters that you may want to set can be accessed
on the System Basic Setup screen, including the security mode and seng a
system password.
Set parental controls
The parental control feature lets you block specied keywords and web sites from being
accessed and also lets you specify trusted computers in the network. Trusted computers are
not aected by the parental control sengs.
Find the MAC address of a computer
Use the operang system of your computer to nd its MAC address, as follows:
Windows: from the Start menu, select the Control Panel. Double-click Network & Sharing
Center. Then double-click either "Wireless Network Connecon" for a wireless connecon,
or "Local Area Connecon" for an Ethernet connecon. Next click the Details buon. The
"Physical Address" line shows the MAC address.
macOS: open System Preferences and click the Network icon. To nd the Ethernet MAC
address, select Built-in Ethernet from the Show drop-down, then click the Ethernet tab. The
"Ethernet ID" eld shows the MAC address. To nd the wireless MAC address, select Airport
from the Show drop-down, then click the Airport tab. The "Airport ID" eld shows the MAC
address.
Linux: open a shell window and type /sbin/ifconfig (and press Enter). The wireless
interface is eth1 (unless there is no Ethernet adapter, in which case the interface is eth0).
Set up your parental controls
1. Access and log into the wireless conguraon interface as explained in Access the
conguraon interface (page 19).
2. Click Parental Control in the side menu to display the Parental Control screen.
3. Click Enable.
Chapter 2: Get started
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