NETGEAR DG834

Reference Manual for the ADSL Firewall Router DG834
4-18 Protecting Your Network
v2.0, September 2005
To enable Parental Controls:
• Click Always to turn on Parental Controls all the time.
• Click Never to turn off Parental Controls.
• Click Per Schedule to turn on Parental Controls at the times specified on the Schedule page.
Note: After changing Parental Controls settings, click Apply to save changes.
To select Parental Controls Mode:
• Click Use General Controls to select General mode. In General mode, one access profile
applies to all users.
• Click Use Per-User Controls to select Per-User mode. In Per-User mode, each user has an
individual access profile.
Note: When in Per-User mode, everyone accessing the Internet through the router is required to
log in.
To configure General mode:
1. Enter a password in the Parental Controls Bypass Password box, re-enter it in the Confirm
password box, and then click Apply. This password allows users to access pages that are
blocked by Parental Controls.
2. Select the access profile that will apply to all users, as follows:
• To select a predefined profile, click Apply Profile and then choose a profile from the list.
• To create a custom profile, click Use Custom Settings and then select the check boxes as
desired. (For additional choices, click More Categories).
• To allow unrestricted Internet access, click No Restrictions.
3. Click Apply.
To configure Per-User mode:
The User Account Information table in Per-User mode shows each user’s name, access profile, and
status. Users with Active status can access the Internet sites permitted by their access profiles.
Users with Inactive status cannot log in and cannot access any Internet sites.
To add a new user:
1. Click Add. Type the new user’s login name and password, and then re-enter the password in
the Confirm password box.