Apologies if this is answered elsewhere, I can't find it. Pointers appreciated if so.
I want to set up my home network so that access to some sites (e.g. YouTube, Facebook) is restricted:
- By device, i.e. Set different rules for different devices.
- By time: Set times in the day when access is permitted, and others when it's not.
- By usage: So that a particular device can only use a defined capacity per site per day.
The goal is to set some limits for children(*). So, for example, each child can only access a specific site (e.g. youtube) at certain times of the day; and that there's a daily usage cap on how much they can watch. Each has their own wireless device, hence the desire to set restrictions separately for each device.
We have a single ADSL broadband connection with currently 2 wireless routers, none of which offer any traffic shaping. I would be open to changing any of the hardware (UK based). Also interested in any software-based solutions (there are a couple of computers around that could be put to use if appropriate, e.g. an old Mac PPC running OpenBSD).
Thanks for any suggestions.
Yes, I know that supervising children is the best approach. And that limiting access doesn't prevent them being exposed to inappropriate content. The technical question is part of the story, not the whole solution.
