How robust are the parental controls? Can you restrict by category and individual mac addresses etc.
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I am satisfied with the parental controls. You can restrict the times that anyone is on, you can restrict by MAC address, by URL or keyword. I am restricting by all of these things actually. To my knowledge you can't restrict by category, say adult sites in general. However my children know that I can see every website that they visit so that is enough to keep them honest. If you enter enough keywords you can probably block particular categories, such as adult sites. Finally if you go to the ASUS website you can download the user manual and it will show you all of the controls you can work with. Hope this helps.
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I am satisfied with the parental controls. You can restrict the times that anyone is on, you can restrict by MAC address, by URL or keyword. I am restricting by all of these things actually. To my knowledge you can't restrict by category, say adult sites in general. However my children know that I can see every website that they visit so that is enough to keep them honest. If you enter enough keywords you can probably block particular categories, such as adult sites. Finally if you go to the ASUS website you can download the user manual and it will show you all of the controls you can work with. Hope this helps. I am satisfied with the parental controls. You can restrict the times that anyone is on, you can restrict by MAC address, by URL or keyword. I am restricting by all of these things actually. To my knowledge you can't restrict by category, say adult sites in general. However my children know that I can see every website that they visit so that is enough to keep them honest. If you enter enough keywords you can probably block particular categories, such as adult sites. Finally if you go to the ASUS website you can download the user manual and it will show you all of the controls you can work... » Read More I am satisfied with the parental controls. You can restrict the times that anyone is on, you can restrict by MAC address, by URL or keyword. I am restricting by all of these things actually. To my knowledge you can't restrict by category, say adult sites in general. However my children know that I can see every website that they visit so that is enough to keep them honest. If you enter enough keywords you can probably block particular categories, such as adult sites. Finally if you go to the ASUS website you can download the user manual and it will show you all of the controls you can work with. Hope this helps. « Show Less
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You can restrict specific categories by making an account on OpenDNS (or similar sites) and forcing your router to use that DNS on the router's WAN tab. You can then use DNSOMATIC (or similar sites) to set up a DDNS so that your IP is automatically updated if your ISP switches you to a new one.You can also set this router to filter URL addresses by any string of characters that appears in the URL.If you're willing to put a little time into setting it up correctly, you can filter pretty much anything you want.
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Hey Mr. Samuel, perhaps, but not easily. The "scripts" are setup to use the McTiVia as wireless gateway and the ip address is configured during setup. You might be able to redirect it to another McTiVia unit but I am pretty sure it will not be easy. Lee running on a Mac
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It's browser based. If you are connected to the router, you should be able to configure it.
805856
Yes, Dynamic DNS or VPN in. Plugging it in won't automatically put it on the internet.
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yes, you can set up to three schedules. you can use these schedules in the firewall to limit access.
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found this in another forum, works perfect."To disable it right-click on the parental control icon in the lower right task bar and click "Free of Control Mode" (you may have to click the expand arrow to see all the programs). Also, if you haven't ever opened parental control, you may or may not have to create a password first, but then everything should work fine."
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The web browser works just like your laptop or destop pc. I limit what my children can access on theirs with a program but I have not had any issues with things I'm looking up.
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I believe that is possible. You can control devices independently assigning time periods and levels of security. I would say that the difficulty of setup is about medium difficulty for someone that is computer savvy. It could be difficult for the average person. I have set up 2 of these units for my daughters to protect their young kids and I would have to say that it work as wellor better than the $3000.00 box we have at work
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Yes if you set up an account for them and give them the proper permissions. They can have full access or individual folder access depending on how you want to set it up.
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Yes you can set different codes for different users. If you want to put restrictions on the codes you need a z wave controller like Schlage Link or Mi Casa Verde to handle this sophistication.
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Yes, it can be disabled quite easily... If you had the router, you'd log into it, choose the "Wireless" tab at the top of the page, then the "Basic Settings" tab that appears beneath it: on that page, you'd then see "Wireless Network Mode" second from the top and set it to "Disabled." You might also look into the Tomato community's firmwares to see if any of them suits you better. I've used DD-WRT for 4 years, but I'm going to try Tomato (probably "Tomato by Shibby") as I've seen it recommended over DD-WRT quite a few times recently and it's more actively developed. Hopefully either one of them or DD-WRT does what you need them to! :)
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Yes, there are parental controls for the iPod touch. In the Settings menu of the touch, Parental Controls will be an option. You can lock out certain features like the App Store, Safari, iTunes Wi-Fi, Youtube, and Explicit Content, and then lock it down with your own personal passcode (a 4-letter code that only you will know.) I hope this helps.
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Yes it can. But you will be able to locate it once it goes online. Make sure to setup security options though. Or download androiod device manager or avg free.
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WOW, I have to say that is the best question I have seen about this device. The answer is unfortunately no. There is definitely a way if you are willing to jailbreak the application and write your own parental control widget. But there is no software that you can install to control what your child can do on the device, including browsing to questionable material. I would not be surprised if somebody is already working on such an applet to sell at the applications store. For now though, I haven't seen anything like that.
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Sorry, not sure what type of security you're looking for but the ISP should provide that. I'm not aware of any security features and nothing mentioned in the owners manual.
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Yes, if you allow it. You can program if off. I did. It announces as your directory list is stored. Could be annoying.
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I bought it for my dad and I could not find any parental controls, but who knows maybe I need to check a little more.