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Blocking at the network level (Xfinity)

Controls on the router protect every device that uses your WiFi at once — including game consoles and the tablet a friend brings over. If you have Xfinity with a leased xFi Gateway, it's all in the Xfinity app.

Steps verified — July 2026

Create a profile for each child

Xfinity app → WiFi tab → View WiFi equipment → People
  1. Open the Xfinity app (sign in with your Xfinity ID).
  2. Create a profile for each child (e.g., "Lucas").
  3. Assign to that profile every device the child uses: phone, tablet, console (PlayStation/Xbox/Switch), smart TV. This is the step most people skip — an unassigned console has zero rules.

Turn on Parental Controls for the profile

Xfinity app → profile → Parental Controls
  1. Open the child's profile and toggle Parental Controls on.
  2. This filters adult content and enforces SafeSearch on the devices in that profile while they're on your home WiFi.

Schedules: Downtime and time limits

Xfinity app → profile → Schedules
  1. Create Downtime schedules: bedtime, homework, dinner. The internet turns off automatically for that profile's devices.
  2. Set active time limits (total hours per day) if you prefer a daily cap instead of fixed windows.
  3. Use Pause for an instant cut — great for "dinner is ready".

Any router (not Xfinity)

Router admin page
  1. Most routers (Netgear, TP-Link, eero, Google WiFi) have parental controls in their app or admin page — the concepts are the same: profiles, device assignment, filters, schedules.
  2. Change the router's admin password — kids google default passwords.
  3. Alternatively, set your router's DNS to a family filter like OpenDNS FamilyShield — it blocks adult content for the whole network, free.

Official video tutorials

Straight from the manufacturer's official channel (in English).

Get to know the Xfinity appby Xfinity
The #1 limitation: network controls only work on your home WiFi. On cellular data or a friend's WiFi, none of this applies. That's why the router is layer 2 — the device-level tutorials (iOS, Android, computer, consoles) are layer 1 and travel with the child.
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