User Guide
NetGenie – Read it first
The most complex questions have the simplest answers. NetGenie is an embodiment of such a
design philosophy.
At home, our family is the most cherished part of our life and their security is our prime concern.
They access the Internet for almost anything. From booking movie tickets, accessing Facebook to
emailing, the Internet is woven into the fabric of day-to-day lives; and yet is the most vulnerable part
too.
The Name is
… NetGenie
The idea behind this product is to provide the same technology based Internet security to home
user, as the enterprise level users get. It is designed to ensure the safety of its master like a Genie
without curbing the freedom, while surfing the World Wide Web, and not be restrictive or prohibitive
like a cop. Hence it is christened
– NetGenie.
A Complete Security Suite
The challenge here is to make an appliance simple to configure for a home user and yet give enough
leeway to an advanced user to configure and customize the security as per his needs. The outcome
of this design philosophy is NetGenie - a ready to use small appliance with retro looks; empowered
with security features like firewall, Web and application filtering and intrusion prevention (IPS). While
firewall and IPS keeps all unauthorized, malicious and harmful Internet traffic at bay, Web and
application filtering have been customized to play the role of age sensitive Parental Controls.
Truly Plug-n-Play
NetGenie is a truly a Plug-n-Play security solution. Give in the Internet fee
d, Power it up and…
Whoosh…. you go!
Did I tell you… you can connect to the Internet using any of the following?
VDSL
ADSL
DHCP
Static
PPPoE
USB
Threat-free Wi-Fi
With NetGenie, you can rest ensured that no one will be able to snoop into your Wi-Fi. It has been
secured it from the inception. In the technical lingo, NetGenie is shipped with a preconfigured SSID
and Network Security Key (password) which, if required, you can change. For the first time use, just
check the appliance bottom and you will find the Network Security Key (password) there. In other
words, you do not have to log in into the appliance to go hunting for the Wi-Fi password.
To add icing on the cake, you have Firewall, Web and Application Filtering and Intrusion Prevention
features to chaperonage your family as you surf the Internet.
Age-Wise Easy Parental Controls
As soon as you log into NetGenie, you will land on the Family Protection page. This page is the heart
of the appliance. From this page you can create the profiles of all your family members and choose
what they will access and when. This feature will ensure that you do not have hover over your kids
when they access the Internet.
Just grab the Age Slider… and you are done. With this you can now configure what Web and
application your family members can access. The categorization database for Web and application
is on the Cloud and it is always current and up-to-date to protect you against any emerging threat.
