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Gargoyle is a tremendously flexible tool, and every situation is a little different - however sometimes an example is a good place to start.
Scenario: Would really like the kids to focus on homework for a couple of hours, and get some sleep after “lights out”.
Objective: Block Facebook during homework time and block Internet at 10pm.
Assign a fixed static IP address to each managed device.
| DHCP | |
|---|---|
| ☑ LAN DHCP Server Enabled | |
| DHCP range Start 192.168.1.100 End: 192.168.1.249 |
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| Static IP's | |
| Daughter-laptop | 192.168.1.70 |
| Daughter-mobile | 192.168.1.71 |
| Daughter-tablet | 192.168.1.72 |
On school-nights block access to Facebook 7-9pm and block Internet after 10pm.
| Access Restrictions | |
|---|---|
| Rule Description: Rule Applies To: Schedule: Days Active Hours Active: Restricted Resources: Domain contains: | Facebook 192.168.1.70-192.168.1.79 ☑ Sun ☑ Mon ☑ Tue ☑ Wed ☑ Thu ☐ Fri ☐ Sat 19:00-21:00 facebook.com |
| Rule Description: Rule Applies To: Schedule: Days Active Hours Active: Restricted Resources: | Lights Out 192.168.1.70-192.168.1.79 ☑ Sun ☑ Mon ☑ Tue ☑ Wed ☑ Thu ☐ Fri ☐ Sat 22:00-24:00 ☑ All Network Access |