Parental Control Technicolor - How can I block certain sites

Please follow these steps to on how to block certain website using URL's and keywords:

  1. Ensure you are connected to the network using either a wired (Ethernet) or Wi-Fi connection;
  2. Navigate to the home router management page, http://192.168.1.1/
  3. Then click the 'sign in' button at the top right-hand side of your screen (as shown below).

  1. When prompted, please enter the admin username and password shown at the bottom of your router.

  1. Once logged, please select the "Parental Controls" sub-menu from the grid menu (as shown below):

  1. If you wish to blog certain keywords rather than URLs/domain names, please jump straight to steps 9 and 10.
  2. Block website by URL/domain: You can enable site/domain blocking by clicking the "Enabled" toggle switch to the ON position. Then click "Save" to apply your changes.

  1. Once you have enabled site blocking, you will be able to add new sites/domains to be blocked:
  • Click "Add New Site" button,
  • Enter the URL of any sites/domains you wish to be blocked,
  • Under the "Device" tab, select if this rule should be applied to all or a single device,
  • Then click the "+" icon to apply the configuration.

  1. Block website by keyword: You can enable keyword filtering by clicking the "Enabled" toggle switch to the ON position. Then click "Save" to apply your changes.

  1. Once you have enabled keyword filtering, you will be able to add new words that if matched in the URL of the site being accessed the site will be blocked: •
  • Click "Add New Keywords" button,
  • Enter any keywords you wish to be matched,
  • Then click the "+" icon to apply the configuration.