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How to turn off Safe Browsing on Linksys / Velop

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Linksys / Velop

Also called: Safe Browsing, Parental Controls, Family Time, Linksys Shield

Linksys guide (opens in a new tab)
  1. Linksys app → menu (top left) → Safe Browsing. Turn it off and tap Save.
  2. Then Parental Controls (newer models: Family Time). Turn it off, or remove the site or device.
  3. Got Linksys Shield? Turn off its site blocking too.

Router web page

Go to LinksysSmartWiFi.com → Parental Controls → slide Enable parental controls off → OK.

Safe Browsing uses Fortinet or OpenDNS filtering, so the block page may name them.