Reviewer Guide
Table of Contents
Preface ................................................................................................................... 6
Intended Audience.......................................................................................................................... 6
Guide Organization......................................................................................................................... 6
Typographic Conventions............................................................................................................... 7
Part 1: Deploy your NetGenie.................................................................................. 8
Introduction ............................................................................................................. 8
Know your NetGenie ...................................................................................................................... 8
Defaults .......................................................................................................................................... 9
Surf using NetGenie ............................................................................................... 9
Getting your NetGenie Ready ........................................................................................................ 9
Identify your Home Internet Setup.................................................................................................. 9
Access Internet............................................................................................................................. 17
Part 2: Family Protection ....................................................................................... 18
Access NetGenie.......................................................................................................................... 18
Set System Time .......................................................................................................................... 19
Add User....................................................................................................................................... 20
User Internet Access .................................................................................................................... 22
Part 3: What can NetGenie do for you?............................................................... 26
Registration .................................................................................................................................. 26
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Why do I need to register my appliance and how do I do it?
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Internet Access............................................................................................................................. 27
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Is it mandatory to create a user in NetGenie in order to access Internet?
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How can I access and configure my NetGenie appliance?
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How do I give safe Internet access to my 7-year-old daughter Jane?
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Is password mandatory for family members of all age groups?
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Which websites will be accessible by default to my 6 year old?
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Will all my family members receive authentication page every time they try to access
Internet through NetGenie?
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Do I need to manually add each website, which I want to be allowed for my kid?
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How can I customize Website category access for a specific user?
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I’m receiving “Blocked Website” message when I try to access www.google.com through
NetGenie. Is there any way one can allow access to the blocked website(s) from the
authentication page?
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I want to know the categorization for a Website. Is there any way to know the same
using NetGenie?
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I want to allow only Yahoo Messenger to my 10- year- old daughter that too in the
evening between 6 to 9. I also want to block any other chat messengers, what should I do?
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I am not able to access the Internet using my smartphone, why?
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I want to allow or block some websites for all users; do I need to individually configure
this setting for each and every user?
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Is there any way to allow/block websites globally?
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Does NetGenie allow access to uncategorized websites?
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How can I block the websites, which are not categorized by NetGenie?
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What if one of my family members forgets their password?
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I am a traveler and use USB modem to get Internet access; can NetGenie ensure me
safe Internet?
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My ISP has given me an IP address, where do I need to specify the same in NetGenie?
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Device Whitelisting ....................................................................................................................... 39
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How do I make sure that every time I login using my laptop, I do not have to see the
authentication page?
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I do not want to authenticate every time I try to access the Internet using NetGenie.
What should I do?
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System.......................................................................................................................................... 40
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How do I change my NetGenie administrator password?
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How can I view system and security status of my NetGenie Appliance?
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