Parental Control
Parental Control Overview
Parental control allows you to limit the time a user can access the Internet and prevent users from viewing inappropriate content or participating in specified online activities.
Your parental control screens may be different depending on the model you are using. Some Zyxel Devices support scheduling, some support scheduling and URL filtering.
See Overview for more information.
Parental Control Schedule
Use this screen to enable parental control and view parental control rules and schedules. You can limit the time a user can access the Internet. These rules are defined in a Parental Control Profile (PCP).
Click Security > Parental Control to open the following screen.
For some Zyxel Device models, you need to disable MESH to add a new parental control profile.Security > Parental Control
The following table describes the fields in this screen.
Label | Description |
|---|---|
Parental Control | Click this switch to enable or disable parental control. |
Scheduled Profile | This screen shows all the created profiles. |
Add more Profile | Click this button to create a new profile. |
Add or Edit a Parental Control Profile
Click Add more Profile in the Parental Control screen to add a new rule or click the Edit icon next to an existing rule to edit it. Use this screen to configure a restricted access schedule.
Security > Parental Control > Add more Profile: Select Device
The following table describes the fields in this screen.
Label | Description |
|---|---|
Profile Name | Enter a descriptive name for the profile. You can use up to 17 printable characters except [ " ], [ ` ], [ ' ], [ < ], [ > ], [ ^ ], [ $ ], [ | ], [ & ], or [ ; ]. Spaces are allowed. |
Profile Active | Click this switch to enable or disable this profile. |
Profile Device List | This field shows the devices selected on the right for this profile. |
Blocking Schedule | This field shows the time during which Internet access is blocked on the profile devices. |
Next | Click Next to go to the next step to set a schedule for this profile. |
Define a Schedule
This screen allow you to define time periods and days during which Internet access is blocked on the profile devices. Finish the settings in the Select Device step and click Next to access this screen.
Security > Parental Control > Add more Profile: Time limits
The following table describes the fields in this screen.
Label | Description |
|---|---|
Profile Name | Enter a descriptive name for the profile. |
Profile Active | Click this switch to enable or disable this profile. When the switch goes to the right (  ), this profile is active. Otherwise, it is not. |
Profile Device List | This field shows the devices selected on the right for this profile. |
Blocking Schedule | This field shows the time during which Internet access is blocked on the profile devices. |
Schedule | |
Add New Schedule | Click this to add a new block for scheduling. |
Start/End blocking | Select the time period when Internet access is blocked on the profile devices. |
Repeat On | Select the days when Internet access is blocked on the profile devices. Select Whole Week and the scheduler rule will be activated for the whole week. |
Back | Click Back to return to the previous screen. |
Save | Click Save to save your changes. |
Parental Control Scheduled Profile
Use this screen to view and manage the created parental control profiles.
Security > Parental Control > Scheduled Profile
The following table describes the fields in this screen.
Label | Description |
|---|---|
Parental Control | Click this switch to enable or disable parental control. When the switch goes to the right (  ), the function is enabled. Otherwise, it is not. |
Profile Active | Click this switch to enable or disable a created profile. When the switch goes to the right (  ), this profile is active. Otherwise, it is not. |
Scheduled Profile | This screen shows all the created profiles. Click  beside Profile Device List to view more information about the profile. You can click Delete to remove the profile or click Edit to change the profile settings.Only the Add more Profile button displays if there is no profile created. |
Add more Profile | Click this button to create a new profile. |