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ASUS (AiProtection / Family Zone)

ASUS routers with AiProtection use Trend Micro filtering. Check whether your model includes the parental controls you need.

Approach: Built-in Router ControlsDifficulty: MediumCost: Free on routers that include AiProtection: check your model at asus.com/aiprotectionBack to network overview
About home network controls

Router and DNS controls apply to every device on your home network simultaneously, including phones, tablets, laptops, smart TVs and gaming consoles, without installing anything on each device. Set them alongside the controls on each device.

What network controls cannot do: They do not work when children switch to mobile data (4G/5G) instead of home WiFi. A VPN app on a child's phone bypasses DNS filtering. HTTPS prevents routers from reading page content: they can only block or allow entire domains, not individual pieces of content within a site.

Coverage at a glance

Yes

All WiFi devices

No

Mobile data

Medium-High

Bypass resistance

20–30 minutes

Setup time

What it blocks

  • Malicious sites and malware across all devices.
  • Adult content, violence, gambling, phishing, and custom category blocks.
  • Time-based access per device with per-day scheduling.

What it cannot block

  • VPN bypass.
  • Mobile data outside the home network.
  • DNS-over-HTTPS if manually enabled on the device.

Complete setup guide

  1. 1

    Log into your ASUS router admin panel

    Open a browser and go to router.asus.com or 192.168.1.1. Log in with your admin credentials. If you never changed them, do that first.

  2. 2

    Enable AiProtection security features first

    Go to AiProtection and enable Malicious Sites Blocking and Two-Way IPS. These protect every device from malware regardless of parental settings, so enable them even if you skip everything else.

  3. 3

    Go to Parental Controls → Family Zone

    Create a new profile, name it after your child, and assign their devices to it.

  4. 4

    Set a Time Schedule

    Configure blocked periods for school hours and nighttime. ASUS allows different schedules per day of the week, which lets you set a different weekend bedtime.

  5. 5

    Enable Web Filtering

    Select content categories to block. At minimum choose Adult, Gambling, and Violence. ASUS uses Trend Micro's database, so you do not need to maintain a blocklist manually.

  6. 6

    Enable Instant Guard if available

    Some ASUS routers include Instant Guard, which extends protection to the child's device on mobile data via a VPN tunnel. It is limited but adds a layer beyond the home network.

Tip

AiProtection's malware blocking applies to every device on your network regardless of age or parental settings. Enable it for the whole family: it protects your devices too.

Warning

ASUS AiProtection requires a router model that supports it. Check asus.com/aiprotection before spending time on setup.