Most people probably don’t think of themselves as an “administrator” but if you have computers all using the same access point, then that’s what you are. It’s important to understand how to ensure the safety of children using computers on your network.

大多数人可能不会将自己视为“管理员”，但是如果您的计算机都使用相同的访问点，那就是您的意思。 了解如何确保使用网络上的计算机的儿童的安全非常重要。

Home network safety starts with the equipment you already have. How do you know what’s going on when someone else uses your computer? What kind of activities are occurring and what sort of websites are your clients accessing?

家庭网络安全始于您已经拥有的设备。 您如何知道别人使用您的计算机时发生了什么？ 您的客户正在访问什么样的活动以及正在访问哪种类型的网站？

If you wanted, you could check browser history but that can easily be cleared. You could also monitor system event logs, but that’s more than most parents want to deal with.

如果需要，您可以检查浏览器历史记录，但是可以轻松清除。 您还可以监视系统事件日志，但这远远超出了大多数父母希望处理的范围。

Today, we want to discuss how you can monitor what’s happening on your network, with regard to the traffic that is flowing through your router. After, we will discuss the importance of user accounts on Windows and how you need to make sure everyone is using either standard or even child accounts, but definitely not administrator!

今天，我们要讨论如何就流经路由器的流量监视网络中发生的情况。 之后，我们将讨论Windows上用户帐户的重要性以及如何确保每个人都使用标准帐户甚至是子帐户，但绝对不是管理员！

您的路由器是您的第一道防线，因此请更改其密码！ (Your Router is Your First Line of Defense, so Change its Password!)

Normally when you log into your wireless router, you just use your web browser, which you’ll probably point to an IP address such as 192.168.1.1. You router will be “secured” by a simple default password such as “password” (it may even be blank).

通常，当您登录无线路由器时，只需使用Web浏览器，您可能会指向IP地址，例如192.168.1.1。 您的路由器将通过简单的默认密码(例如“ password”)“保护”(甚至可能为空)。

We’ve talked before about creating strong passwords and remembering them, and about whether you should change them regularly.

之前我们已经讨论过创建强密码并记住它们 ，以及是否应定期更改它们 。

But, regardless of what passwords you use on your social network and e-mail accounts (they’re all important obviously), we want to talk about this particular password, which protects your router: you need to change it immediately and you really need to be careful about what password you assign to it. It can’t be easily guessable and parents (administrators) should be the only ones in the household who know it.

但是，无论您在社交网络和电子邮件帐户上使用了什么密码(显然都很重要)，我们都想讨论这个特定的密码，它可以保护路由器：您需要立即更改它，而您确实需要请注意分配给它的密码。 这是不容易猜测的，父母(管理员)应该是家庭中唯一知道这一点的人。

It’s hard to tell you exactly where the ability to change your router’s password will be, but most routers have a very basic interface, so it shouldn’t be too terribly difficult.

很难确切地告诉您更改路由器密码的能力，但是大多数路由器具有非常基本的界面，因此应该不会太困难。

On our router, it’s found in the advanced settings under the Administration heading, so it’s not immediately apparent.

在我们的路由器上，可以在“管理”标题下的“高级设置”中找到它，因此它并不立即可见。

Take some time, hunt around and find it, then change your password. Just trust us, this is important. Your router password gives anyone unfettered access to your connection, and they can bypass restrictions you put in place and hide inappropriate activity on your network.

花一些时间寻找并找到它，然后更改密码。 相信我们，这很重要。 路由器密码使任何人都可以不受限制地访问您的连接，他们可以绕过您施加的限制并隐藏网络中的不适当活动。

按关键字和域阻止网站 (Blocking Sites by Keywords and Domain)

Assuming you’ve changed the router’s password, when you log in, the initial screen will give you some basic information. Usually this is the status of your network, such as if you are connected to the Internet, whether your wireless network is working, and other pertinent information.

假设您已经更改了路由器的密码，那么在登录时，初始屏幕将为您提供一些基本信息。 通常，这是网络的状态，例如您是否连接到Internet，无线网络是否正常工作以及其他相关信息。

We want to find security and administration options. We’re looking for the ability to block certain sites, check logs, and other features. On this particular router, that stuff is located in the advanced settings section.

我们想找到安全和管理选项。 我们正在寻找阻止某些站点，检查日志和其他功能的功能。 在此特定路由器上，该资料位于“高级设置”部分。

On this particular router model, parental controls aren’t baked in and instead defer to OpenDNS, which we’ve talked about in the past. Below this are controls to block websites and services.

在这种特定的路由器模型上，没有加入家长控制，而是遵循了我们过去讨论过的 OpenDNS 。 在此之下是阻止网站和服务的控件。

In the following screenshot, you see an example of what a typical type of keyword or website blocking section on your router might look like.

在下面的屏幕截图中，您将看到一个示例，说明路由器上典型的关键字或网站阻止部分类型。

In this way, you can obviously hold back some basic attempts to view adult and adult-themed content.

这样，您显然可以阻止查看成人内容和成人主题内容的一些基本尝试。

Will it stop every single instance of porn or violence? The simple answer is no, not unless you can think of each and every keyword and website that you don’t want your younger family members to access.

它会阻止每一次色情或暴力事件吗？ 简单的答案是“否”，除非您能想到不想让年轻的家庭成员访问的每个关键字和网站，否则答案不是。

关机服务 (Shutting Down Services)

When we talk about services, we’re referring to stuff like games, chat, telnet, and other things that require specific ports that might constitute a security risk. For example, telnet is a well-known communication network protocol, but is rarely used today because it is inherently unsafe because it communicates information in clear text (it isn’t encrypted).

当我们谈论服务时，我们指的是诸如游戏，聊天，telnet之类的东西，以及其他需要特定端口的事物，这些事物可能构成安全风险。 例如，telnet是一种众所周知的通信网络协议，但由于它固有地不安全，因为它以明文形式传送信息(未加密)，因此目前很少使用。

It’s unlikely your kids are going to be using telnet or anything else found in these options. More than likely they’ll play games using Steam or EA Origins or some other gaming service. To that end, if you had concerns about things like that, you’d be best to block the applications at their source, on the client.

您的孩子不太可能会使用telnet或这些选项中找到的其他任何东西。 他们很有可能会使用Steam或EA Origins或其他游戏服务来玩游戏。 为此，如果您担心类似的事情，最好在客户端上从源头阻止应用程序。

设置基本宵禁和时间限制 (Setting Basic Curfews and Time Limits)

A passable set of parental controls lets you set up time limits and curfews. Similarly, your router will also likely have similar options.

一组可行的父母控制功能可让您设置时间限制和宵禁。 同样，您的路由器也可能有类似的选择。

Here on this particular router, this method of blocking access only applies to any sites or services you block, and not general Internet access. Wholesale Internet blocking is inconvenient for everyone else, so if your router does allow you to do this, hopefully it will allow you to circumvent it with a password or by whitelisting certain internal IP addresses.

在此特定路由器上，这种阻止访问的方法仅适用于您阻止的任何站点或服务，不适用于常规Internet访问。 全面的Internet封锁对其他所有人来说都是不方便的，因此，如果您的路由器允许您这样做，则希望它可以让您使用密码或将某些内部IP地址列入白名单来规避它。

通过日志跟踪活动 (Keeping Track of Activity with Logs)

Another basic requirement of parental controls is the ability to monitor user activity, such as with logs. Again, your router probably has that feature integrated. Here in our example, we see this feature is found in the administration section of our router’s user interface.

家长控制的另一个基本要求是能够监视用户活动(例如使用日志)的能力。 同样，您的路由器可能集成了该功能。 在我们的示例中，我们看到此功能位于路由器用户界面的“管理”部分。

This readout is pretty confusing when you start sorting through it and we’ve only included a blocked site, which includes our keyword “porn” as an example of how to read the log’s output.

当您开始对它进行排序时，此读数非常令人困惑，并且我们仅包括了一个被阻止的站点，该站点包含关键字“ porn”作为如何读取日志输出的示例。

You can probably weed out unnecessary information in these logs.

您可能会清除这些日志中不必要的信息。

That way, you can narrow down the results to the things you only find relevant, such as showing only blocked sites and services, wireless access, etc.

这样，您可以将结果缩小到您只发现相关的内容，例如仅显示被阻止的站点和服务，无线访问等。

了解通知发生了什么 (Knowing What’s Going on With Notications)

Decent parental controls should also send you activity notifications. This may also be possible directly from your router, such as we see in the following screenshot.

体面的家长控制也应该向您发送活动通知。 也可以直接从您的路由器上实现，如下面的屏幕截图所示。

There’s a few useful options here, such as the ability to receive an e-mail notification when someone attempts to access a blocked site, or to have your router’s logs e-mailed to you per a schedule. This way you do not have to actually log into the router from your computer at home to see what’s going on.

这里有一些有用的选项，例如，当有人尝试访问被阻止的站点时，可以接收电子邮件通知，或者按照计划将路由器的日志通过电子邮件发送给您。 这样，您不必从家里的计算机上实际登录路由器即可查看正在发生的情况。

可以，但可能不够好 (Okay, but Probably not Good Enough)

In the end, using your router’s built-in security and administration features is completely up to you. If you want to ring your clients in a veil of protection, you’ll need something more suited to that purpose.

最后，完全取决于您使用路由器的内置安全性和管理功能。 如果您想给客户以保护的面纱，那么您将需要更适合该目的的东西。

Luckily, Microsoft has built a comprehensive suite of parental controls into Windows 8.1 and Windows 7 has some solid capabilities to start, which can be further augmented by downloading and installing the free Family Safety package.

幸运的是，Microsoft已在Windows 8.1中构建了一套全面的父母控制功能，并且Windows 7具有一些可靠的启动功能，可以通过下载和安装免费的家庭安全包来进一步增强。

If you use OS X, then Apple has baked parental controls into that and if you don’t use any of these, or you have a hybrid household, such as a blend of all systems and mobile devices as well, then you can try using something like OpenDNS to try to corral your kids.

如果您使用的是OS X，则Apple已将父母控制权纳入其中，如果您不使用其中任何一项，或者您有混合家庭，例如将所有系统和移动设备混合在一起，则可以尝试使用像OpenDNS之类的东西试图使您的孩子们变得更健康。

Regardless, we’ll talk more about other options in coming days, and we’d also like to hear from you. This is obviously an important subject and many of you have children of your own. Please let us know what you use and what you would like to learn more about. Our discussion forum is ready for your comments!

无论如何，我们将在未来几天中更多地讨论其他选项，我们也希望收到您的来信。 这显然是一个重要的主题，你们中的许多人都有自己的孩子。 请让我们知道您使用什么以及您想了解更多信息。 我们的讨论论坛已准备好您的评论！

翻译自: https://www.howtogeek.com/201073/using-your-router-for-very-basic-home-network-family-safety/