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WiFi Routers with Parental Controls

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    If you share an internet connection with your family, it might be a sensible choice to find a WiFi router with parental controls. Routers or modems are used to connect your device to the internet. When choosing a router or modem for your house, you have certain preferences for keeping kids safe. In this blog, we will go through important features to look for, and some of the best routers with parental controls. 

     

    Features to Look for in a Router 

    Along with parental controls, it is important to look for more features when buying a modem: 

    • Range: If you have a collection of smart devices, it is important to have a router that offers a good connectivity range. The higher the range in square meters (m2), the more devices you can connect. 
    • Supported Bands: Routers that are dual-band, support 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz frequencies simultaneously or one at a time.  If the router only supports a 2.4 GHz wireless band, it will support a long-range. However, you won’t be able to get the best performance for your internet connection. 
    • Supported Transfer Speeds: Internet speed is limited by the supported transfer speed of your router. It is not possible to use a 500 Mbps (megabits per second) connection with a router that only allows a 200 Mbps transfer speed. There is also a gigabits per second (Gbps) entity, which is even faster. 
    • MU-MIO: One of the features most current WiFi routes have is MU-MIO. This stands for multi-user, multiple-input, and multiple-output technology. MU-MIO gives a better download speed and optimized user experience. In this wireless communication path, multiple users or terminals communicate with one another.  
    • Mesh network: A mesh network is a group of devices or nodes that are linked together. Each of these networks can have branches on their own. Each of the devices acts as a single network as if there are multiple sources of connectivity around your house. 

    Best WiFi Routers with Parental Controls 

    We have gathered the best WiFi routers with parental controls and sorted them per category. Routers can have different parental controls; we will go through modems for the above-mentioned features. 

     

     Synology RT2600ac Eero Pro TP-Link’s Archer A7 Netgear Nighthawk R7000 
    MU-MIMO Yes Yes No Yes 
    Range ~ 280 m2 ~ 186 m2 ~ 232 m2 ~ 167 m2 
    Transfer speed 2.6 Gbps 1 Gbps 1.75 Gbps 1.9 Gbps 
    Bands Dual-band Tri-band (one 2.4GHz, two 5GHz) Dual-band Dual-band 
    Way of use IOS and Android app or mobile website IOS and Android app or web browser IOS and Android app IOS and Android app 
    Wired ports 5 2 3 4 

    Table 1: Router specs 

    Best Overall: Synology RT2600ac 

    Synology makes great routers; it has a good collection of parental controls without a subscription. This router is the fastest listed in this blog and has the biggest range. With this router, it is possible to set up general filtering rules for your entire home network. The user interface offers a lot of flexibility and control.  

     

    black router with four antennas

     

    Best for Small Houses: Eero Pro

    Eero uses mesh technology and has different routers to provide their service. You can purchase their Pro router as a pack with multiple WiFi extenders. These extenders give more WiFi points in your house. With this router, you can buy a monthly or annual subscription called Eero Plus for parental control features. Each of their extenders (beacons) offers 93 to 139 m2 of coverage.  

     

    Best for Basics: Netgear Nighthawk R7000 

    This router is suitable for smaller homes since it doesn’t have the coverage of a mesh system. It has all the basic parental control features, with smaller coverage. The Netgear Nighthawk R7000 has an OpenVPN Server built in. The parental controls that this router provides, are some of the most advanced features available on current routers. 

     

    black router with three antennas

    Best Budget: TP-Link AC1750 Archer A7 

    This router does not require a subscription and is one of the cheapest on the market. With almost as many parental controls as the more high-end routers, this is arguably the best option for parents who don’t want a subscription. You can keep track of each child’s online time across all their devices. The TP-Link AC1750 Archer A7 supports smart access and voice command, making its setup easier.

     

     

     Synology RT2600ac Eero Plus TP-Link’s Archer A7 Netgear Nighthawk R7000 
    User profiles Yes Yes, by assigning devices Yes Yes 
    Content filtering Yes Yes Yes, block content on age-appropriateness Yes 
    Time schedule Yes Yes Yes Yes 
    Internet pause No  Yes No Yes 
    Time quota Yes No Yes Yes 
    Reporting Yes Yes No Yes 
    Parental controls subscription Free of charge $9.99 monthly or $99.99 annually Free of charge $9.99 monthly or $89.99 annually 

    Table 2 Router parental controls 

    Router without Parental Controls 

    When you already have a router, but it doesn’t have parental controls, there are several options. You can upgrade your router, you can get parental control software, or you can set up parental controls on your home internet.   

    The built-in parental controls that most routers have aren’t the best on the market. If you want to control specific devices without changing the router settings constantly, or if you are looking for specific tools to monitor your child’s internet usage, you can download Safes and begin protecting your child’s digital experience. Safes makes it possible to easily monitor and manage your child’s electronics usage.

    You can start your free trial to explore all the features Safes has to offer. The features include: 

    • Website content filtering: blocks out inappropriate websites that contain violence, hate speech, and pornography. Parents can also select specific content categories. 
    • Application blocking: This feature denies the child access to specific applications based on the parent’s choice or age rating. Parents can update their selections at any time. It also allows them to set time limits for their children’s device and app usage.
    • Content management: This helps parents monitor and set boundaries for content and communication accessible on children’s devices. It reports on voice calls and text messages, app installations, social media usage, suspicious photos, and alarming words. 

     

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    Download Safes Kids for Chrombook

    1. Install the Safes Kids app on your Chromebook from Google Play. 
    2. Pair Safes Kids with parent app. Follow the instructions in the app to pair your child’s device with your parent device.  
    3. Add the Safe Kids Chrome extension. Open Chrome and go to the Chrome Web Store. 
    4. Navigate to the Manage extensions page. Click the three dots in the top right corner of Chrome and select “Extensions”>”Manage Extensions”>”Details”
    5. Turn on “Allow in incognito mode” This will allow the Safe Kids extension to work in incognito mode, which is important if your child uses incognito mode to try to bypass the parental controls.
    6. Select Safes extension and follow on-screen instruction

    Download Safes Kids for Android

    Download the Android Kid’s app directly to get the full features!

    Download Safes Kids App on Play Store

    Download Safes Kids App on Safes.so

    Safe Kids is available on the Google Play Store, but if you download it directly from our website, you will get access to Call and SMS monitoring feature, You can monitor the phone calls of your child’s device, as well as the contacts and messages they have sent and received, including those containing inappropriate content.