Pause internet
Pause your home Wi-Fi for your child
Pause every device of your child's at once. Steps depend on your Wi-Fi box.
⏱ 10 minutes
📌 Your phone and the brand of your Wi-Fi box (Eero, Nest, Orbi, etc.).
Do this, in order
- 1
First — figure out what makes your Wi-Fi
Internet provider ≠ Wi-Fi box. Spectrum, Verizon and Xfinity sell internet — but the box making your Wi-Fi might be an Eero, Nest, or Orbi you bought yourself. Look at the box for a brand name.
- 2
Then follow the equipment wizard
Tap the button below. We'll ask 2 simple questions and send you to the exact app for your box.
Honest limits — what this won't catch
No parental control catches everything. Here's what slips through, and what to do about it:
- If your child has a cellular data plan, blocks on your home Wi-Fi don't apply when they're not at home.
- If your child turns their phone into a hotspot, other devices using it skip your Wi-Fi filters.
- On a friend's Wi-Fi, your home filter does nothing.
- A VPN can hide their traffic from filters that only check websites by name.
- Installing a second browser can bypass a single-browser extension.