Nighthawk AX8 8-Stream AX6000 WiFi Router
Control Access to the Internet 43 User Manual
Use keywords to block Internet sites
You can use keywords to block certain Internet sites from your network. You can use blocking all
the time or based on a schedule.
To block Internet sites:
1. Launch a web browser from a computer or mobile device that is connected to the router
network.
2. Enter the router admin user name and password.
The user name is admin. The password is the one that you specified the first time that you
logged in. The user name and password are case-sensitive.
The BASIC Home page displays.
3. Select ADVANCED > Security > Block Sites. The Block Sites page displays.
4. Select a keyword blocking option:
• Per Schedule. Turn on keyword blocking according to a schedule that you set. For more
information, see Schedule when to block Internet sites and services on page 51.
• Always. Turn on keyword blocking all the time, independent of the Schedule page.
5. In the Type keyword or domain name here field, enter a keyword or domain that you want
to block. For example:
• Specify XXX to block http://www.badstuff.com/xxx.html.
• Specify .com if you want to allow only sites with domain suffixes such as .edu or .gov.
• Enter a period (.) to block all Internet browsing access.
6. Click the Add Keyword button.
The keyword is added to the keyword list. The keyword list supports up to 32 entries.
7. Click the Apply button.
Keyword blocking takes effect.