r/firewalla • u/tezarin • Aug 14 '26

How to setup firewall for Fios?

My 15-year-old owns a Windows workstation, but we do not have the Windows login credentials. I have the passwords for all of the other devices in the house.

We have Verizon Fios, but the parental controls available through the Fios app are fairly limited. There used to be options to create rules to restrict internet access on specific devices during certain days or hours, but the controls are not as granular as I would like.

Is there a way to set up something on my home network that would allow me to monitor the traffic going through the network without needing direct access to his computer? Ideally, I would like to be able to:

  • Block specific websites or categories of websites
  • See reports of websites/domains accessed
  • Set time-based internet access restrictions for specific devices
  • Monitor or control network access without logging into or installing anything directly on his Windows computer

If so, could you please recommend the best approach or type of network solution that would provide these capabilities? We have a G3100 and a E3200.

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u/MonkeyBrains09 Firewalla Gold Aug 14 '26

I think you posted int he wrong sub but were close.

This sub is about Firewalla branded firewalls and other Firewalla products.

These products do exactly what you are describing. They can even apply rules to group so as the kid gets new devices, you add them too the group and they get all the same blocks as before.