Home network parental controls guides — UK families
Step-by-step guides for BT, Sky, Virgin Media, and third-party routers. Configure content filtering, SafeSearch, and AI chatbot blocking at the router level — no software to install on individual devices.
Router setup guides
Covers the most common UK broadband routers. Each guide takes around 30 minutes to complete.
- Security guideHow to set up parental controls on BT Smart Hub 2Block adult content across every device on your BT broadband — no software to install on phones or laptops.
- Security guideHow to set up parental controls on Sky Q HubEnable Sky Broadband Shield and DNS filtering to block adult content across your entire Sky broadband connection.
- Security guideHow to set up parental controls on Virgin Media HubCovers Hub 3, Hub 4, and Hub 5 — block adult content at the Virgin Media network level for every device on your connection.
- Security guideHow to set up parental controls on EE Smart HubLock down your EE Smart Hub and filter content across every device — phones, tablets, and games consoles included.
- Security guideHow to set up parental controls on a TalkTalk routerCombine TalkTalk HomeSafe with DNS filtering to block adult content across every device on your connection.
- Security guideHow to set up parental controls on Netgear OrbiNetgear Orbi supports DNS-over-HTTPS, making NextDNS filtering significantly harder for children to bypass.
- Security guideHow to set up parental controls on TP-Link DecoTP-Link Deco's HomeCare includes content filtering and time scheduling built in — plus support for NextDNS DNS-over-HTTPS.
- Security guideHow to set up parental controls on an ASUS routerASUS routers include AiProtection with content filtering built in — plus full DoH support for encrypted DNS filtering.
Topic guides
- Security guideHow to set up SafeSearch on your home network (UK, 2025)Force SafeSearch on Google, Bing, and YouTube for every device on your network — including phones, consoles, and smart TVs.
- Security guideHow to block ChatGPT on your home networkBlock ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, and other AI chatbots across every device on your home network using DNS filtering.
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