TG862G/CT & TG862R: Parental Control Managed Sites Setup

The TG862 provides the ability to restrict access to specific Internet web sites.  These web sites can be blocked or allowed for certain times of the day, certain days of the week, or for all times.  Access permissions can be assigned to all devices on the network, or a specific device (e.g. computer, gaming console, tablet).  This can be accomplished by using the Parental Control feature.  By default, Parental Control is enabled with no restriction, which allows access to Internet web sites to all of the devices at all times.  This document describes how to restrict one device from accessing a specific website at a specific time of day, and also how to remove that restriction. 

This document contains the following sections:

• Creating a Managed Site Restriction Entry
• Removing a Managed Site Restriction Entry

Creating a Managed Site Restriction Entry

1. Launch a web browser, such as Internet Explorer, Firefox, or Safari. Enter http://10.0.0.1 into the address box, and press the Enter key.  The Login page appears.
   
   NOTE: By default the LAN IP address is 10.0.0.1. If the default address has been changed, enter the custom address in the address box.
    
2. On the Login page:
   a.   Enter admin in the Username field.
   b.   Enter password in the Password field.
   c.   Click the Login button. The Gateway > At a Glance page appears.
   
   
    
3. On the left-hand menu, click on Parental Control.  The Parental Control > Managed Sites page appears.
4. On the Parental Control > Managed Sites page, click the +Add button for Blocked Sites.  The Parental Control > Managed Sites > Add Blocked Domain page appears.
   
   
   
    
5. On the Parental Control > Managed Sites > Add Blocked Domain page:
   a.   URL - Enter the desired website to be blocked (e.g. blockme.com).
   b.   Always Block? - Select the desired option.    
   c.   Start from - Click the drop-down tab, select the start period to restrict.
   d.   End on - Click the drop-down tab, select the end time period to restrict.
   e.   Set Blocked Days - Click the Select All to block all days of the week or click the check box of the desired days to block. 
   f.    Click the Save button.  The Parental Control > Managed Sites page appears and will display the restriction rule.
   
         NOTE 1:  In this example we are blocking facebook.com everyday from 8:00 A.M. to 8:00 P.M.
         NOTE 2: Repeat steps 4 -5 for any additional restrictions rules.
   
   
    
6. On the Parental Control > Managed Sites page, in the Trusted Computers section, select any devices that the Blocked Sites rule will not apply to, by clicking the Yes button next to the corresponding device.
   
   
    
7. Close all web browsers that are open on those devices, and then re-open them for the settings to take effect.

Removing a Managed Site Restriction Entry

1. Launch a web browser, such as Internet Explorer, Firefox, or Safari. Enter http://10.0.0.1 into the address box, and press the Enter key.  The Login page appears.
   
   NOTE: By default the LAN IP address is 10.0.0.1. If the default address has been changed, enter the custom address in the address box.
    
2. On the Login page:
   a.   Enter admin in the Username field.
   b.   Enter password in the Password field. 
   c.   Click the Login button. The Gateway > At a Glance page appears.
   
   
    
3. On the left-hand menu, click on Parental Control.  The Parental Control > Managed Sites page appear.
4. On the Parental Control > Managed Sites page, find the desired URL entry to remove, and click the X button.
5. A pop-up box appears asking, "Are you sure you want to Delete Blocked Site?" click the OK button.
   
   NOTE: For the settings to take effect, the web browser(s) on the device(s) will need to be closed and re-opened.