How to set up Parental Controls on an ASUS RT-AC68U Wireless Router

Description: This article will show how to set up Parental Controls on the ASUS RT-AC68U Wireless Router. This will allow specific devices to be allowed or denied access to the network at particular times of the day.

  1. Open a web browser, type 192.168.1.1 into the address bar, and then press Enter.
    Browser Address Bar
  2. Enter the administrator username and password and then click OK. (The default username and password are both admin).
    Browser Authentication
  3. From the advanced menu on the left side, click Parental Control.
    ASUS Router Parental Control Settings
  4. Click the On / Off slider for Enable parental control to turn this On.
    ASUS Router Parental Control Settings
  5. The client list will appear. Click the red arrow next to the client name box to show devices currently connected to the network and select the device. Otherwise, manually enter the name of the device, followed by the MAC Address of the device. This is sometimes known as the physical address.
    ASUS Router Parental Control Settings
  6. After entering the device information, click the Add button.
    ASUS Router Parental Control Settings
  7. To specify what times a device has access to the network, click the Time Management button next to the device.
    ASUS Router Parental Control Settings
  8. A grid will appear with days of the week along the top and times along the left, each block representing an hour of the day. By default, the device is denied access at all times. Clicking in a specific box will turn the box a lighter color, indicating the device is allowed access at that time on that day.
    ASUS Router Parental Control Settings
  9. Once the allowed times are set, click OK to save the changes.
    ASUS Router Parental Control Settings

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