Steps to set up Live Parental Controls on Netgear Nighthawk router?

Parental Control:

Parental controls can filter the web, blocking inadvertent access to inappropriate websites. There are a variety of ways to do this, from configuring network-wide parental controls on your router to using the parental controls built into Windows or third-party software. Web filtering is best used to restrict the web for young children, preventing them from accidentally wandering into the seedier corners of the Internet. Teenagers are adept at finding their ways around parental controls if they want to.

 Some routers ship with built-in parental controls. 

This blog by Support router will guide you how Set up live parental control whith nighthawk routers.

To set up Live Parental Controls:

1. Launch an Internet browser from a computer or wireless device that is connected to the network.

2. Type http://www.routerlogin.net or http://www.routerlogin.com.

A login screen displays.

3. Enter the router user name and password.

The user name is admin. The default password is password. The user name and password are case-sensitive.

The BASIC Home screen displays.

4. Select Parental Controls.

5. Click either the Windows Users or Mac Users button.

6. Follow the onscreen instructions to download and install the NETGEAR Live Parental Controls management utility.

After installation, Live Parental Controls automatically starts.

Note: Product appearance varies by model.

7. Click the Next button.

8. Read the note, and click the Next button again to proceed.

Because Live Parental Controls uses free OpenDNS accounts, you are prompted to log in or create a free account.

9. Select the radio button that applies to you:

• If you already have an OpenDNS account, leave the Yes radio button selected.
• If you do not have an OpenDNS account, select the No radio button.

10. Click the Next button.

If you are creating an account, the following screen displays:

11. Complete the fields and click the Next button.

After you log on or create your account, the filtering level screen displays:

12. Select a radio button for a filtering level and click the Next button.

13. Click the Take me to the status screen button.

Parental controls are now set up for the router. The dashboard shows Parental Controls as Enabled.

  Note :  You might be get confused or get stuck while setting it up, So at this you can take technical help from our netgear routers experts, They have years of ecpereince on which they can solve your issue instantly.

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Steps to Flash DD-WRT Open Source Firmware to NETGEAR R8000 Nighthawk X6

Step1:

Log in to the router web interface i.e. 192.168.1.1 and navigate to the Advanced -> Administration ->Backup Settings as shown in figure 1.

Figure 1

Step2:

Click the “Erase” button under “Revert to factory default settings” section as shown in figure 2.

Figure 2

Step 3:

Click the “Yes” button as shown in figure 3.

Figure 3

The router will reboot and you will be able to see a page same as figure 4. Wait for the reboot process to complete.

Figure 4

Step 4:

Log in to the router web interface i.e. 192.168.1.1 and navigate to the Advanced ->Administration->Router Update as shown in figure 5.

Figure 5

Step 5:

Click “Browse”, select the path for the DD-WRT firmware that you downloaded and click on the “Upload” button as shown in the figure 6.

Figure 6

Step 6:

Then click on the “OK” button as shown in figure 7.

Figure 7

The router will reboot and you will be able to see a page same as figure 8. Wait for the reboot process to complete.

Figure 8

Step 7:

It is always recommended to reset the router to factory defaults after successful firmware upgrade. This can be done by pressing the reset button for say 30secs as shown in figure 9. You will need to use something pointed to press the reset button, I use a pen for the same.

Figure 9

Step 8:

After reset, you will be logged on to the DD-WRT web page and asked to enter a new username and password as shown in figure 10.

Figure 10

Step 9:

Enter the username and password for the same. (Default username = root and password = admin for DD-WRT) and then click on the “Change Password” button as shown in figure 11. It is recommended to clear the cache of your web browser before using it.

Figure 11

Step 10:

Then you can see the status page of your router and the firmware version as shown in figure 12.

Figure 12

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