Easiest Way to Block the Internet on a Router Device

Almost all of us understand the importance of the Internet, but still due to some reasons, you want to block the Internet on your router device to provide a limited access for connecting users. Like, employers can block the Internet for a specific time period to restrict the employees from accessing the Internet.

Most of the routers bring a simple web interface for the settings and Internet-use policies. Using this interface, you can block certain websites, or restrict the use of the Internet totally. A short tutorial is mentioned below, which helps to block the Internet or offers to provide limited access of it. So, just follow these steps to make your network more secure.

First, open your web browser to access the router’s configuration web page. Enter the IP address of your router in the browser’s address bar and click on the ‘Enter’ button. Common IP address for home users of Linksys router and other Internet router devices include ‘192.168.1.1’ and ‘192.168.0.1’.

After that, enter the username and password to access your router’s configuration settings page. Now, click on the ‘Access Restrictions’ section. This feature enables to create and modify the Internet policies for the devices, which are connected to your network.

Now, create new policies to restrict the Internet access for a specific computer. After that, select ‘Enable’ option to apply the changes that you have changed. To show that the Internet access will be restricted for PCs on the policies, you have to choose the ‘Deny’ option.

By selecting specific days and times, you can block the Internet access for specific PCs. Next, click on the ‘Edit List of PCs’ button to specify the MAC address (physical address of the computers) of the desktops that you need to block from accessing the Internet. Simple, enter the MAC address and click on ‘Save’ button.

Next, just press ‘Save Settings’ button on the router’s configuration setup page to apply the changes. After that, you will get a confirmation message.

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