

Just tap to turn it on and enjoy some family social time.Īdditionally, popular blocking shortcuts are conveniently located on the device detail screen. Social Hour temporarily blocks social networking access for one hour on all devices. This also prevents ads from tracking your devices' web traffic. You can see this video tutorial to learn how to enable Native Family Protect or read more about it in our 1.52 App Release Notes.Īd Block automatically blocks pop-up or embedded ads as much as possible in browsers and mobile apps. In the 1.52 app release, we've added Native Family Protect, which gives you full control over what to block right on the Firewalla box. Family Protectįamily Protect automatically blocks access to sites with pornographic and violent content. It supports the most common search engines, including Google, Youtube, Bing, and DuckDuckGo. Safe Search automatically filters out offensive content in search results. Here are some features you can easily activate to start protecting your family: You need to turn them on, and Firewalla will do its job.

These features automatically identify and block inappropriate content for kids. Out of the box, we provide some basic controls that you can use to block unwanted content from the internet. For example, our customers have discovered PS4s that were downloading pornography and routers that were "phoning home" extensively and sending suspicious amounts of data outside of the network.


With a bit of knowledge of basic networking, you can detect and block any abnormal activities.įirewalla looks at everything that is happening on your network. To see what a device is doing, locate it from the device list, tap on its device name, and click "Network Flows." This shows what devices are doing and for how long. Network Flows allows you to monitor what people are doing online remotely. For example, you can see when your kids get home and connect their devices to the home network. Online/Offline Alarms can tell when a known device rejoins and leaves your network. Here are some examples of helpful things Firewalla can show you:Īctivity Alarms can tell you if people are playing games, watching videos, or visiting adult sites. The deep insights that Firewalla provides can help you see what every device on your network is doing. You can also take a look at an example of parental control settings. Intercepting Smart Kids and Nosey Neighbors.Whether you are at home managing your kid's internet access or at work managing your employee's activities, we want you to have complete visibility and control. Firewalla's mission is to make managing different types of network activities more effective and convenient.
