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Today, I received an emailed notification from Verizon. Apparently, one of my kids downloaded some illegal content using my FIOS account. One kid is on a Mac, two are on PCs. Is there anyway I can setup my Time Capsule to prevent this kind of activity?
Sorry, but no.
Unfortunately, Verizon doesn't have this capability either. Is there a third party application that will help with this?
Well, you do know that you can set up parental controls on each Mac, iPad or iPhone that the kids might be using, correct?
I haven't used it, but OpenDNS seems to be a popular choice with forum users. Have look here:
Yes, that takes care of the Macs, but now I need to figure out something for the PCs. 🙂
If the PCs don't have controls, then OpenDNS does.
Or, maybe users on a PC forum will have some other ideas for you.
You may find it easier to use a better router with better parental controls.. You can keep the TC in bridge for wireless and TM backup.
I strongly recommend a 3rd party firmware.. Gargoyle.. you can buy a cheap router.. it is a simple firmware update and then you will have total control of the network. It has very extensive reporting and is able to apply filters as well as connect to protected DNS service like OpenDNS. And force all connections through it.. as the kids get smarter they will exchange the methods of bypassing.. and frankly it isn't hard. Simply having the list of the last 300 websites visited and showing your kids that you now can see their usage.. can cause suitable consternation.
What router do you reccomend?
Ok, this post might only last a few min.. Apple don't take kindly to recommending other hardware.
A WNDR3800 or WNDRMACv2 (these are identical except for colour)
They are readily available still although out of production.. look for ebay one.
The TP-Link WDR3600 or 4300 .. cheap and reasonable.
D-Link DIR-825.. but it must be version B or C.. not D.
Look at the list.. but these are good balance of cheap enough with powerful processors and lots of memory.
http://www.gargoyle-router.com/download.php
Download the right firmware.. crucial.. it must be for the exact model and must be marked factory to convert to gargoyle.
Blocking peer-to-peer networks?
