TG862G/CT & TG862R: Parental Control Managed Sites Keywords Setup

The TG862 provides the ability to restrict access to specific Internet web sites via keywords.  Any  web sites that contains the specified keywords 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 Controls feature.  By default, Parental Controls is enabled with no restrictions, 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 websites that contain a specified keyword at a specific time of day, and also how to remove that restriction. 

This document contains the following sections:

• Creating a Keyword Restriction Entry
• Removing a Keyword Restriction Entry

Creating a Keyword 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 Keywords.  The Parental Control > Managed Sites > Add Blocked Keyword page appears.
   
   
    
5. On the Parental Control > Managed Sites > Add Blocked Keyword page:
   a.   Keyword - Enter the desired keyword  to be blocked.
   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 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 now display the restriction rule.
   
         NOTE 1:  In this example we are blocking any websites that contains the word poker all the time.
         NOTE 2: Repeat steps 4 - 5 for any additional restriction rules.
   
   
    
6. On the Parental Control > Managed Sites page, in the Trusted Computer section, select any devices that the Blocked Keywords rule will not apply to, by clicking the Yes button next to the corresponding device.
   
   NOTE: By default, Blocked Keywords will apply to devices, as all devices are set to No for Trusted.
   
   
   
    
7. Close all web browsers that are open on those devices, and then re-open them for the settings to take effect.

Removing a Keyword 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 Keyword entry to removed, 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.