Parental Controls on the GL.iNet Router: Protecting Your Kids' Online Safety
In today’s digital landscape, safeguarding our children’s online experiences is more important than ever. With kids spending more time on the internet, having effective tools to manage and monitor their activities is essential. GL.iNet is committed to supporting parents in this mission. Our Home Router Marble (GL-B3000) and Flint 2 (GL-MT6000) come with advanced parental control features, making it simple to create a secure online environment for your children.
What is Parental Controls?
Parental controls are powerful tools that allow parents to regulate their children’s internet usage. Marble and Flint 2 routers are equipped with built-in parental control functionalities, allowing parents to filter content, set time limits, monitor online activities, and block specific websites or applications. These controls provide peace of mind by ensuring children access only age-appropriate content and stay safe online.
The Benefits of Using Parental Controls
Website Filtering: This feature allows you to filter and block specific websites, ensuring a safer and more secure online experience for your kids. It helps keep them away from inappropriate content, online predators, and cyberbullying.
Custom Schedules: You can establish specific times for internet usage to help children balance their online activities with homework, chores, and family time. This promotes healthier screen habits and prevents excessive internet use.
Instant Internet Pause: In urgent situations, you can immediately pause internet access, giving you instant control over your children’s online activities.
Device Coverage: You can easily create profiles for each child and manage all their devices, including smartphones, tablets, laptops, and computers. This allows you to control your children’s internet access across all their devices within your home.
App & Games Blocking: Our collaboration with Bark enhances the app & games blocking feature, allowing you to easily restrict access to specific apps, including social media platforms, streaming services like Netflix, and gaming apps. This feature helps you manage your children’s digital consumption effectively.
Mandatory Safe Search: With Bark Home, you can ensure your child’s online searches are safe by setting up Mandatory Safe Search. This feature locks the safe search function on YouTube, Google, Bing, and DuckDuckGo, preventing your child from disabling it on any home device. This added layer of protection guarantees your kids’ online search experiences remain secure and appropriate.
*The Bark app is currently available in the United States, South Africa, Guam, and Australia. If Bark is not available in your country or region, you can opt for the GL.iNet local version, which is supported globally.
GL.iNet’s Parental Control Options
GL.iNet offers two options for parental control: the local version and the Bark version. You can choose the one that best suits your needs and easily switch between them using the GL.iNet app or the admin panel. When you activate one version, the other will automatically be turned off.
Local Version: Our routers come with a locally integrated parental control system provided by GL.iNet. This version lets you create individual profiles for each child, assign their devices, block internet access during specific times, and set daily or weekly internet schedules tailored to your family’s needs.
Bark Version: In collaboration with Bark, an award-winning child-monitoring tool, GL.iNet enhances its parental control offerings. The Bark Home plan, available for free with GL.iNet routers, provides advanced monitoring and alert systems without any additional cost.
Comparing Parental Control Features: GL.iNet Local Version vs. Bark Version
| Feature | GL.iNet Local Version | Bark Version |
|---|---|---|
| Website Filtering | ||
| App & Games Blocking | ||
| Custom Schedules | ||
| Instant Internet Pause | ||
| Device Coverage | ||
| Mandatory Safe Search | ||
| International Availability | *Right now, Bark only support users in the U.S., Australia, and in South Africa. | |
| Subscription Requirement | No additional subscription needed | Bark Home plan is free for Flint 2 & Marble users |
GL.iNet home routers, Marble and Flint 2, come equipped with parental control features to enhance your home Wi-Fi experience. With these controls, you can filter and block specific websites or applications, manage screen time, and oversee all your children’s devices. This helps create a secure and productive online environment for your children. Embrace the full range of benefits that parental controls offer, ensuring your children’s online experiences are safe, educational, and enjoyable. Discover Marble and Flint 2 routers today and take the first step towards a safer digital future for your family!
About GL.iNet
GL.iNet builds network hardware and software solutions that bring affordable and secure network connectivity to families and businesses all over the world. We work with a wide range of industries, solving everyday internet problems in offices, and providing complex networking solutions such as smart buildings and IoT Networks. At GL.iNet, We believe all successful businesses build upon a strong and secure foundation, which is why our highest priority is perfecting network security and reliability for our partners.