Parental Controls
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NETGEAR genie App
To enable or disable Parental Controls using the genie mobile app:
1. Connect your mobile device to the router’s WiFi network.
Note: If you’re accessing your router remotely, skip this step.
2. Launch the genie mobile app
.
3. T
ap the SIGN IN button.
Note: If you don't have a NETGEAR account, create an account or tap SKIP.
The Account Login page displays.
4. Enter your NETGEAR account credentials and tap the SIGN IN button.
If you’re accessing your router locally, the Local Access page displays. If you’re
accessing your router remotely
, the Remote Access page displays.
5. Enter your router’s admin password and tap the LOGIN button.
The dashboard displays.
6. T
ap Parental Controls.
The Parental Controls page displays.
7. If you are not logged in to your OpenDNS account, tap the LOGIN button, enter your
OpenDNS user name and tap the LOGIN button.
8. T
o enable Parental Controls, move the Enable button to the right.
9. T
o disable Parental Controls. move the Enable button to the left.
Create a Bypass Account Using the genie App
After you set up Parental Controls, you can create a bypass account that lets you set custom
filtering levels that you can save. After you create a bypass account, you can visit
https://netgear.opendns.com/ to change your account settings.
To create a bypass account using the mobile genie app for Android devices:
1. V
isit https://netgear.opendns.com/.
2. Enter your OpenDNS user name and password in the fields and tap the Sign in button.
3. Follow the onscreen instructions to create a bypass account.
Set the Parental Controls Filtering Level
You can set one Parental Controls filtering level for the whole router network, or you can set
different filtering level for each device connected to the router network.