Yes:

• SafeSearch always enforced on Google, Bing, DuckDuckGo, Yandex and Brave search engines.
  • Non-SafeSearch search engines removed.
• Bad websites continually categorized and removed from your internet.
• Malware sites continually updated and blocked.

The end result is a very clean, fast and error free Internet experience.

Yes, you can easily (once you know how to do it) enable / disable Kibosh Pro from your Portal.

Cancel Pro Subscription -

From your Kibosh Portal > Account > Subscriptions > and cancel your Pro subscription.

NOTE: This will turn off your all Internet Filtering and Parental Controls - your Portal will show no activity.

But, you will always have access to Portal > Dash > Settings (firewall, wifi, etc).

Re-activate a cancelled Pro Subscription:

From your Portal > Account > Activation

From the Kibosh Device drop down - choose your Kibosh Router ID

Save & Next

Complete Checkout and you will be back online with Pro.

Yes, and Pro blocks TOR, DNS over HTTPS bypass, Apple's Private Relay, and DNS Bypass.

This is a constant battle and part of the firmware updates.

The MT6000 is one of the more powerful WiFi routers on the market today.

If you are struggling with WiFi range issues we recommend WiFi range extenders:

Netgear WiFi range extender ($40)

TP-Link WiFi range extender ($90)

These are easy to install and troubleshoot.

Preface: 

After selling thousands of Kibosh Router's - it will work for you, it's just a WiFi router like any other, but in some scenarios it does not turn out to be a plug-n-play setup.

Troubleshooting Intermittent issues:

Anything 'intermittent' is solvable.

Walk through the setup guide, step by step and usually these will go away.

Intermittent means device A is does not have a good link to device B - rebooting everything including the modem/router, and the devices, usually resolves.

Note that sometimes you have to reboot a few times, especially the Kibosh <> modem/router combo.

Are all devices having this issue, or just a few?

Double check your networking, are all the Ethernet cables securely plugged into the correct WiFi Router/Modem ports?

If the intermittent latency persist  -schedule a live support and we'll find the issue or ship you a new MT6000. 

I still see bad content

What you and I think is inappropriate for our family might not be that to another.

What we can all agree on however, is the insanity of allowing hard core porn that lies a misspelled search term away into our homes.

That is what Kibosh removes by default so you do not even have to think about it.

But we do not deal with bikini's and such so there are still some sites that have bad content (like etsy, ebay) - these are what the Parental Controls are for.

We have a very powerful tool that will tell us exactly what is going on, and gives us the tools do do something about it.

TIP: go to test.kibosh.com to know if if Kibosh is working on this device or not.

Intermittent website not loading

It sounds like your Kibosh is not talking with your ISP equipment well - again, reboot everything experiencing issues.

You can exclude a device from Kibosh Filtering:

Log into your Kibosh HUD > Dash > Settings > Raw Internet.

Exclude the device for 30 min and see what happens.

Hardware Troubleshooting:

Did you know you can replace your ISP modem / router with your own?

First off, you will save money each month because they are charging you for the use of that modem/router (look on your bill).

Second, the modem / router is critical in a good internet setup, and your ISP probably did not rent you the best possible modem - so buy your own on NewEgg or Amazon. A newer modem will work better with the MT6000's newer technology.

If you're issues persist we'll ship you a replacement - it is possible you have a bad MT6000

WiFi Signal is not strong enough.

The Kibosh MT6000 is made for us by Gl-iNet who sell their own version of MT6000.

It's a very powerful and popular WiFi router.

There is nothing more we can do to fix weak WiFi signal, and in these scenarios we recommend simple WiFi range extenders.

Netgear WiFi range extender ($40)

TP-Link WiFi range extender ($90)

They are easy to setup and will solve your WiFi signal range issues.

There is one caveat - your Kibosh will see a range extender as one device which you will complete control and visibility over.

Still need help - Support Options

Watch the Kibosh VPN Setup video located here. 

Then review the Kibosh Mobile Quick Start Guide. 

Kibosh Pro will:

1. Block Malware infected websites
2. Show you that a Malware site has been blocked
   • Your Kibosh Portal HUD will show that Malware has been detected & blocked
   • You can drill into the Device > Settings and go to Malware to see exactly what site was blocked
     • Most of the time it's ad tracking - look up the domain to find the source.

You do not need to take any action, Kibosh has already blocked it.

However, if you feel a particular device has a Malware infection, then you'll want to take some action.

For example, we all have devices that get Malware hits here and there for mostly ad related trackers being blocked. No big deal and in fact the ad trackers being blocked will tell you a lot about where the user has been browsing.

But let's say you have a device with a hundred malware blocks in a 24 hour period - this device most likely has a Malware infection, and if you do not address this ASAP it might spread to other devices - which your Kibosh Portal HUD will show you.

Go to the Support-Center > Malware for handling detailed instructions.

Any mobile device with Cellular Data must have the KiboshVPN installed in order to control it from your Kibosh Portal.

Otherwise it will just switch to Cellular data if WiFi get's turned off.

On a Kibosh-internet:

1.  one cannot search for bad content because bad terms are not allowed (SafeSearch enforced)
2. there are no bad images in image search results (SafeSearch enforced)
3. if one tries to go directly to a bad website it's blocked (Web Filtering Engine)

The end result is that 'searching' for bad content on a Kibosh-internet is impossible, so one could only go directly to a bad website, assuming it's not blocked which is rare.

If a bad website has not been pre-detected by Kibosh, and is accessed - that website will be listed in the history of a device, and all other websites.

Go to Dash > Devices > [device] > History.

Why do some devices periodically show up in Portal / Devices with a different IP address?

Because of MAC Randomization by apple, google, microsoft.

Solution: disable Private WiFi on each device having this issue.

You only have to do it once.

How To turn off Wi-Fi MAC address randomization

Jump to:

• Apple
• Android
• macOS

On Apple: iPhone / iPad

Settings > Wi-Fi, tapping the "i" icon next to the network, and toggling off "Private Address".

And say Yes to the Tracking Warning. 

NOTE: The Kibosh infrastructure is actually private and secure - and Apple can't see what you're doing which is why they use the "privacy warning" scare tactic.

macOS: System Settings > Wi-Fi > Kibosh's WiFi (or whatever you have re-named it to be) > Details > Private WiFi Address = Off

Apple will then show a 'privacy warning'

A privacy warning from Apple? Hilarious, and can be disregarded.

Android: Settings > Network & Internet > WiFi Settings (#1) > Privacy (#2) > Set: Use device MAC (#3)

Updated: 10-5-25

Kibosh Mobile is VPN-layer technology that extends the same family-safe internet and basic parental controls to any Apple or Android device.

This is accomplished by installing a Kibosh developed VPN onto the mobile device, which you do from your Kibosh Portal > VPNs landing page.

Q: Why a VPN?

A: For a few reasons, the main two being 1. it's the only technology available to us today where we can enforce a Family Safe Internet on mobile devices across all sources of Internet: WiFi, Cellular Data, and across all browsers (Chrome, Safari, FireFox, etc), and 2. the inherent data security of the VPN technology ( blocks tracking and hacking).

Once the Kibosh VPN has been installed from your Portal, a family-safe Internet is enforced at all times on this device. Period.

The only way the user can access the Internet is A. through the family safe VPN, or B. they turn off the VPN.

And it is mostly for B that you can monitor from your Portal:

How it works:

1.  Assuming you've already setup your Kibosh Router...go to Dash > VPNs in your Kibosh Portal
2. Add a new VPN ($1.95 mo.)
3. You will now have a new VPN Slot
   • VPN Slots are perpetual in that you can rotate devices in and out, but the VPN Slot (aka license) remains.
4. Now - log into your Kibosh Portal from the mobile device you want to install the VPN on
   • Open the new VPN Slot and Assign this mobile device
   • Choose your devices model O/S
   • Follow the prompts and viola - the KiboshVPN is installed, and this devices internet is secure
     • Note that once the KiboshVPN is installed - the internet on this device will not work unless the VPN is connected. So, the only way the user can access a raw unfiltered internet is to first Turn Off the KiboshVPN.
     • You can monitor the VPN ON / OFF status from your Kibosh Portal
5. Once you have the KiboshVPN in place, then you can monitor this device from your Kibosh Portal and layer on Parental Controls

A high-level overview of how it works:

Not really, we recommend turning it off as it tends to cause more trouble than it solves.

5G is supposed to be faster - maybe it is in a LAB environment, but in every day general usage we've never noticed a difference between 5G and 2.4G.

5G's WiFi is much stronger than 2.5G...so if WiFi radiation is a concern, turn it off.

5G's range is much smaller than 2.4G. So, what happens is that you have two WiFi networks (2.4G and 5G) - when your device is out of range of the 5G, which is most of the time, said device will need to auto-switch to 2.4G, but if it doesn't you'll need to manually do it.

In summary - you can turn it off without causing any problems.

Yes.

When an Internet Schedule triggers - all internet activity will stop working on the Device or Profile.

TIP: always give a 3-5 minute cushion for an Internet Schedule to take affect on the Device / Profile.

Go to Dash > Bandwidth.

Choose the device.

Pick the day.

Look at the Total bandwidth usage chart - this will tell when there was Internet activity for that day.

So, we know the user of MBP-Darling(N) was active on the Internet starting around 15.30 Military Time (which translates to 3.30 pm) on 7-29-25.

We can also know what they were doing by going to History and looking at the sites being accessed during the active times.

See Military Time Chart

Yes.

On a Kibosh-internet Google, Bing, DuckDuckGo, Brave, Yandex and SwissCow are always in SafeSearch mode - no matter what device. All other search engines are blocked.

Note however, Google's SafeSearch will allow some terms like 'porn', or 'nude' for research - sites that deal with porn issues for example.

But, Google will never return pornography for any query.

Google SafeSearch will not allow 'porn nude xxx' for example:

See all Support Options

It's because of Apple / Microsoft Wi-Fi MAC Randomization.

Another useless 'feature' for our protection.

Solution: Simple - you will need to disable Private WiFi on each device having this issue.

You only have to do it once.

How To turn off Wi-Fi MAC address randomization -

On iOS: iPhone / iPad

Settings > Wi-Fi, tapping the "i" icon next to the network, and toggling off "Private Address".

And say Yes to the Tracking Warning. 

macOS: System Settings > Wi-Fi > Kibosh's WiFi (or whatever you have re-named it to be) > Details > Private WiFi Address = Off

Apple will then show a 'privacy warning'

A privacy warning from Apple? Hilarious, and can be disregarded.

FYI: The Kibosh infrastructure is private and secure - and Apple can't see what you're doing.

Windows -

How to troubleshoot Internet issues with ping.

Ping is a wonderful, free, tool that you can use to easily troubleshoot various Internet related issues.

Ping operates by sending Internet Control Message Protocol (ICMP) echo request packets to the target host and waiting for an ICMP echo reply. It measures the round-trip time (i.e. Internet Speed ) from transmission to reception, reporting errors and packet loss.

How to open ping:

• Windows
  • Navigate to the desktop (minimize all other windows) and hit the Windows key + R on your keyboard to open Run, and then type CMD in the Open: box, and then hit enter. This will open a DOS shell in which you simply type ‘ping [IP or domain]’.
• MAC OS
  • Open Applications > Utility > Terminal. Then type ‘ping [IP or domain]’
• IOS & Android
  • You’ll need to install a free Ping utility from the app store.

You will want to run 3 ping sessions:

1. Ping your router – this will tell you if the issues are in your home / office.
   • For Kibosh owners this is: ping 192.168.10.1
2. Ping 8.8.8.8 – this will tell you if your ISP is working.
   • 8.8.8.8 = Google Public DNS
3. Ping test.kibosh.net – this will tell you if Kibosh is working.

⇒ TIP: Start each ping, and leave them running all the time. Whenever you detect or suspect an issue, look at these pings.

1. Ping your router which is 192.168.10.1 (see how to find your router IP if using a non-Kibosh router)

If you receive a Reply from … then your internal network is good, and that is not the issue.

If you receive Request timed out ... then your issue is with your router.

2. Ping 8.8.8.8

If you receive Reply from … then your Internet is up, and your ISP is working correctly.

If you receive Request timed … out then call your ISP because they are having issues.

3. Ping test.kibosh.net

If you receive a Reply from … then your Internet and Kibosh are working fine. Try rebooting your PC, and all routers.

If you receive a Request timed … out then Kibosh is the issue. Reboot your ISPs equipment, the Kibosh router and your PC device and repeat the test. If ping to kiboshdns.com fails please submit a support ticket or call 888-727-3018.

Google DNS to run pings against:

• 8.8.8.8
• 8.8.4.4

Note that any public DNS IP would work.

TIP: note that the ping time=# is your Internet speed. The # should be steady, and low – the lower the faster your Internet is. Anything under 40ms is imperceptible to the human eye, anything over 40ms and you’ll notice the slowness. To see it in action, run a ping session, and then start downloading a large file – you’ll see the time=# go up during the download, then down when completed.

Q: Why do some devices show up as a new device (and losing all filter / schedule settings)?

A: Because of MAC Randomization - you'll want to turn this off on iOS / Android for the Kibosh WiFi only. When you turn it off - the original device will show back in your Portal, along with all the filters and schedules.

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WiFi Mac address randomization is a, to date, dubious "privacy feature" recently implemented by our friends at Google, Apple, Microsoft.

This new "feature" will cause mobile devices to show up in your Portal with a new IP every 14 days or so, until you turn it off.

1. 1. Open the Settings app and tap Wi-Fi.
   2. Tap the information button next to the Kibosh WiFi (or whatever you renamed it too)
   3. Toggle the Private Wi-Fi Address setting to Off.

1. 1. Open the Settings app and go to Network & internet > Internet.
   2. Tap the gear icon next to the Kibosh WiFi (or whatever you renamed it too)
   3. Tap Advanced > Privacy.
   4. Select Use device MAC instead of "Use randomized MAC". 

1. 1. Go to Settings > Network & Internet > Wi-Fi.
   2. Select Manage known networks, and choose Kibosh WiFi (or whatever you renamed it too)
   3. Click Properties, and turn off the Use random hardware addresses setting. 

1. Open System Settings and click Wi-Fi in the sidebar.
2. Find the Kibosh WiFi (or whatever you renamed it too) and click the three dots or Details button next to it.
3. Set the Private Wi-Fi Address option to Off. 

Updated: 10-5-25

1 x VPN = $1.95 / mo

3 x VPN = $3.95 / mo

10 x VPN = $8.00 /mo

Each VPN is perpetual and can be re-assigned, uninstalled, re-installed as needed.

You can add & remove Kibosh VPN as needed from your Portal > Account > Activation section:

• When you add a new VPN Subscription, a new VPN Slot will appear in your Portal > Mobile which you can then assign & install.
• When you cancel a VPN Subscription, that VPN Slot will go away and the VPN will terminate (if it's being used).
  • If you change your mind - you can re-enable that VPN Slot by going to Account > Activation and choose that VPN from drop-down, and complete checkout.

There is a default 15 minute MT6000 > Portal update cycle.

So, worse case scenario, it takes 15 minutes before your Portal shows a change to your Devices page.

However, you can force immediate updates by logging into your MT6000 Admin: http://192.168.10.1 > Do Full Sync With Server.

New changes will show in your Portal in under 2 min.

Issue: Safari on mobile defaults to using Apple's Private Relay which is essentially a back-door raw internet tor service.

Kibosh blocks Apple's Private relay globally (for everyone) by default (along tor and other back-door raw internet services like Google's DNS over HTTPS) otherwise anyone using an iPhone / iPad would have zero filtering.

Solution(s):

1. You can re-enable the Apple Private Relay on any iPhone / iPad by going to Devices > Filters > Other > enable Apple's Private Relay.
2. Use a different browser like Chrome, FireFox, Edge or Brave.

Yes.

Open google WiFi app -> Networking & General -> Advanced Networking -> Network Mode -> Click on each device -> Bridged mode.

This configuration is useful when you want to mesh your eero system with your Kibosh WiFi (so you only have a single WiFi). 

This configuration also ensures you can see and control all devices connect to your Internet through the Kibosh.

To block YouTube you would need to block all of Google, because once you're logged into any Google service, like gmail, you have access to all Google services, like YouTube, without having to log in again.  And blocking Google is impractical.

What we can do is enforce YouTube's Moderate or Strict Mode, per device or Profile:

• YouTube Moderate Mode is good at blocking explicit content, and turns off Comments.
• YouTube Strict Mode is very good at blocking explicit content, and tends to overblock.
  • Use this if you want to turn YouTube off.

How to enforce YouTube Strict / Moderate Mode:

From Portal > Devices > [pick device] > Filters > Social > YouTube:

Example Scenario: How to schedule YouTube to shut off (i.e., go into Strict Mode)

1. Log into your Portal
2. Go to Filters > [choose device] > Social > YouTube Strict Mode -> choose Schedules
3. Set the Schedule

NOTE: schedules do not work on mobile devices with VPN.

Bypassing the Kibosh -

PC/ Mobile:

We take much time and effort to research, and block back-door methods of easily bypassing the Kibosh's Internet security: tor is blocked, DNS over HTTPS is blocked, Apple's private relay is blocked, search proxies are blocked, etc.

The end result is that anyone who wants to access bad content is not going to use the Kibosh, it's too difficult.

This includes mobile devices with the Kibosh VPN installed.

Physical Security:

If you are concerned about physical security (i.e., the kids can simply plug into the ISP modem/router LAN port) your options are:

1. Put the ISP modem/router into a lock box
2. Use these ethernet port blockers to secure all open LAN ports
   • These are very effective

Mobile Security:

1. As long as the Kibosh VPN is ON - the internet is safe and cannot be bypassed
2. You can easily monitor the ON/OFF status from your Kibosh Portal
   • You can sign up for email alerts

The Kibosh VPN will secure the internet no matter what browser, or what Internet is being used.

The Kibosh VPN will prevent another VPN from being used.

For an even more family safe mobile environment, we recommend layering on additional parental controls provided by Apple / Google - mainly to monitor / approve what apps can be installed.

Follow this guide to apply an additional layer of Parental Controls on iOS / Android.

 

Yes.

Open google WiFi app -> Networking & General -> Advanced Networking -> Network Mode -> Click on each device -> Bridged mode.

Note however, that the way Google WiFi works is different - you'll lose your Mesh network and will just have a Wireless network with multiple APs instead, which should not ultimately make any difference, but that's how it works.

Why would you do this?

So you would only one 1 single WiFi network vs a distinct WiFi network for each AP.

NOTE: only do this if you have renamed the Kibosh WiFi to be the same as your old WiFi.

Issue: you have changed your Kibosh's WiFi (Portal > Advanced > Settings > WiFi Settings) to be the same ID & Password as the old WiFi (step 5 in Setup Guide), but devices are NOT showing up in your Portal. This means the old WiFi is still up and running and must be turned off.

TIP: How to know if a device is using to old WiFi: go to test.kibosh.com - if you're using the Kibosh for internet access you will get Success!

How to turn off the old WiFi (so all devices auto-magically use the Kibosh WiFi):

1. If you own your own your own private WiFi router this is easy - turn it off and use only the Kibosh MT6000.
2. If you were using your Internet Service Provider's (ISP) equipment for WiFi - you'll need to log into the ISP modem/router and turn off the WIFI option in Network Settings.
3. How to do this: 
   1. Log into your Kibosh Portal
      • and turn off 2.4Ghz WiFi
      • Save changes
   2. Wait 3 min.
   3. From any PC connect to your WiFi (just like you've always done).
   4. On this PC, go into your WiFi network settings >  and look for the configured IP address - write down the gateway / router IP
      • Usually looks like this: 192.168.1.1 / 192.168.0.1 / 10.0.0.1
   5. Plug this number into your browser (ex: http://192.168.1.1) and you will get your ISP modem/router login page
      • Now you need to login
        • Look under the ISP modem/router for the login ID and password
        • Or call your ISP support # and ask then for it
   6. Once logged in, look for network settings > WIFI settings and turn off the WiFi
      • It's usually a checkbox setting
      • Save changes.
   7. Log back into to your Kibosh Portal
      1. Re-enable 2.4Ghz WiFi
      2. Save Changes

Now all devices will use your Kibosh WiFi forevermore.

Updated: 10-12-24

You will need the Starlink ethernet adapter.

1. Log into your Starlink app
2. Go to Main Router
3. Go to Settings
4. Choose Router (not Starlink)
5. Go to Bypass Mode
6. Slide to Bypass
7. Run Ethernet cable: 1 end into the Starlink ethernet adapter, the other end into the Kibosh MT6000 WAN port
8. Power-cycle reboot (pull power chord) on BOTH the Starlink router and the Kibosh router.
9. In about 2-4 minutes you should be online - the Kibosh MT6000 is now your main WiFi router.

How to factory reset by router (i.e., restore to normal) your Starlink Router.

Updated: 10-14-25

How to block TLD globally:

1. Log into your Portal
2. Go to Filters
3. Choose All
4. Choose Custom
5. Enter the TLD as follows - one per line:
   • .ru
   • .es
   • .online

To enable bridge mode on your eero:  open the eero app, tap Settings, then Advanced, and select DHCP & NAT to switch the setting from Automatic to Bridge. 

This configuration is useful when you want to mesh your eero system with your Kibosh WiFi (so you only have a single WiFi). 

This configuration also ensures you can see and control all devices connect to your Internet through the Kibosh.

Eero Bridge Guide

You need to re-link your MT6000 to your Portal:

Updated: 10-16-25