Technical Support Archives - Page 4 of 11

Affiliate link examples.

December 1, 2017

As a Kibosh Affiliate you have your own custom URL which you can then embed in various ways. Anyone who comes to KiboshFiler.com from that link, and places an order, you will get paid. An Affiliate link will look like this: https://kiboshfilter.com/?affiliates=2 Methods to embedding your Affiliate link: In email text: you can say something like “This is the Internet content filtering service I use, and recommend.“, or something like that. Then you can highlight the sentence, and from within…

DIY Parental Control Router Options.

November 29, 2017

Scott Thompson

FAQ, Router Config

Although we don’t ship routers to all countries, the Kibosh Filter will work anywhere in the world. All you need to do is provide the hardware. How to build your own Parental Control router. Buy a router (any router), flash it will Gargoyle or DD-WRT, and use Kibosh Open (free) Simply change your routers DNS settings to Kibosh’s. NOTE: if users trying to bypass the router is a concern, see How to block DNS Bypass. Buy your own router,…

Kibosh Pulse.

November 22, 2017

Scott Thompson

FAQ, Parental Controls, Router Config

When using your own router with Kibosh 360 you’ll need to install a small agent somewhere on your network. This agent keeps your WAN IP in sync with Kibosh 360 filtering servers so that your Web Filter Setting rules are always applied correctly (whitelist, blacklist, categories, timed filters, logs, etc). If your WAN IP changes these settings will stop working. NOTE: At no time will the actual filtering of pornography (domain blocking, SafeSearch enforcement, term blocking) ever stop. Only…

How to block DNS bypass.

November 2, 2017

Scott Thompson

FAQ, Router Config

The number one technique used to bypass Internet content filters is to change a devices local DNS server settings to open servers, i.e. DNS Bypass. How to prevent DNS Bypass. Every device that can browse the Internet will have local DNS settings. If a savvy user has access to change these settings, they could bypass Kibosh web security. There are a few ways to prevent this. Option 1: The Kibosh Router or 360 blocks DNS bypass by default. Option 2 Outbound…

YouTube Issue: This Video is Restricted.

October 27, 2017

Scott Thompson

Trouble Shooting

You have disabled YouTube SafeMode, but you are still, or start receiving again, the dreaded “This video is restricted” message when trying to play good content videos: And you are unable to disable YouTube SafeMode: How to troubleshoot: Double check your MyFilter Dashboard > Web Filter > Options > YouTube is disabled (not checked) Try a different browser. Sometimes SafeMode get’s stuck in the on position in a particular browser. Reboot your PC to clear local caches. If YouTube…

How to enforce Kibosh on Windows.

October 23, 2017

Scott Thompson

How to Guides, Parental Controls

Kibosh Shield can be used in multiple scenarios: on a router, on a mobile device, on a server, or on a Windows Laptop. Enabling Kibosh Shield protection is usually done by changing said devices DNS settings. On Windows however we’ve written a tool that will enforce the use of Kibosh Shield servers at all times. If the user changes the DNS settings, this agent will change them back – silently. Kibosh Cloud Mobile Agent for Windows ( Beta )…

How to change DNS on devices.

October 23, 2017

Scott Thompson

FAQ, How to Guides

All devices capable of browsing the Internet use DNS (Domain Name Servers) to find websites. Without DNS you would not be able to find anything on the web. Kibosh can be used to protect any Internet capable device by becoming it’s DNS provider. To remove objectionable content from the Internet you simply use Kibosh Nameservers on that device. If you can enforce the use of Kibosh Nameservers (i.e., prevent the user from changing them) you then have a very…

Kibosh DDNS

October 21, 2017

Scott Thompson

How to Guides, Web Filter Settings

KIBOSH DDNS Kibosh Shield Pro customers need to run one of the following Kibosh DDNS agent plugins to keep your Internet WAN IP in sync with Kibosh servers: Chrome Plugin FireFox Plugin Windows Agent With Kibosh you have the power to shape your Internet experience with the ability to block websites, block categories of websites, block websites on a schedule, and whitelist websites. In addition you can choose to receive daily activity logs. However all the a for mentioned…

FIOS Quantum Gateway

October 16, 2017

Scott Thompson

Router Config

1. Access the router’s browser-based utility. Log into your router’s browser-based utility by entering http://myfiosgateway.com into a browser. Enter the admin password (printed on the side of your gateway device) to authenticate: 2. On the top menu, click on the “My Network” icon. 3. In the left hand menu clic the Network Connections link. 4. In the Network Connections menu click on Broadband Connection (Ethernet/Coax). 5. At the bottom of the Broadband Connection (Ethernet/Coax) screen click the “Settings” button. 6.…

Bandwidth Monitor

October 15, 2017

Scott Thompson

Parental Controls, Router Config

Bandwidth Monitoring is part of the Advanced Parental Controls available to Kibosh Cloud and Router owners. NOTE: Bandwidth Monitoring can only be applied to devices using the Cloud / Router directly either via LAN or WiFi. NOTE: Bandwidth Monitoring can only be seen from the KRMU (http://192.168.10.1). Use Bandwidth Distribution for displaying bandwidth as a percentage between connected clients for any selected period of time. It is an excellent way to visually see who is using how much bandwidth:…