Steps to Setup Parental Controls with Linksys Connect Software via myrouter.local?

Do you want to set up parental control with Linksys connect software? Don’t know how to set up the parental controls through myrouter.local website? Well, if yes then you have landed in the right place. Basically, the parental controls assist the users to block some specific websites or complete internet access on the wireless network on some certain networking devices on the whole network. You can easily set up the parental controls through myrouter.local web address. If you are a new Linksys router user then you can also take the help from the Linksys app to set up the parental controls. If your router does not support the Linksys app then you just need to login to the Linksys router management web page through the classic default IP address 192.168.1.1 or the web address myrouter.local. In this blog, you will get to know the basic tips to setup the parental controls for your Linksys router. 

Easy Guidelines to Setup the Parental Controls on Linksys Router

The user can easily set up the parental controls on their Linksys router through Linksys smart connect software or web address myrouter.local or the IP address 192.168.1.1. Look at the below mentioned instructions step-by-step for parental controls setup on the Linksys router by using the Linksys connect software. Here’s the steps:

Step 1: The first step is to launch any internet browser from your device. Make sure that the internet browser you are using for browsing is updated to the latest available version.

Step 2: After that, type myrouter.local web address or 192.168.1.1 IP address in the URL bar of the internet browser. Click on the enter button.

Step 3: Thereafter, you will see that a login screen displays on your screen. 

Step 4: Now, you have to enter the login credential details in the respective fields. Enter admin for both username and password. 

Step 5: Click on the enter button.

Step 6: Next, you need to tap on the Access Policy Option. Tap on the Parental Controls Option.

Step 7: In the next step, choose the parental control option and then select “on” option.

Step 8: Choose the Target device under the Parental control tab.

Step 9: Select Target Device if you want to restrict the internet access completely to the networking devices. You have to select the option always for the schedule option.

Step 10: In case, you want to restrict the Networking device for some time duration then you have to select time settings accordingly. 

Step 11: Next, you have to create a password for the Parental Controls.

Step 12: Now, select a security question and answer that question according to you.

Step 13: At last, you need to add the website name that you want to block on your network from the last coum under the Parental controls through your Linksys router. 

Congrats! With the above guidelines you can easily set up the parental control with Linksys Connect Software by using myrouter.local web address. If this web address does not work for your Linksys router then you can alternatively use the IP address 192.168.1.1. If you have any doubt or face difficulty in setting the parental control then you can contact our professional technical team at our helpline number.