Yes:

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

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

Yes, it is very easy to 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-enable a Kibosh 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.

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.

Mesh WiFi extender setups work fine also.

NOTE: All range extenders must plug into an open Kibosh MT6000 LAN port (i.e., downstream).

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.

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

Another useless 'feature' for our protection.

You will need to disable Private WiFi on every device that re-connects often.

You only have to do it once.

How To turn off Wi-Fi MAC address randomization -

On iOS and iPadOS

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 > Details > Private WiFi Address = Off

Apple will then show a 'privacy warning'

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

The Kibosh infrastructure is private and secure (and Apple can't see it).

Windows -

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 causes more trouble than it solves.

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

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

5G's range is much smaller than 2.4G. This is the real issue - because what happens is that you have two WiFi networks (2.4 and 5) - when you are out of range of the 5G, which is most of the time, your device should auto-switch, 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 is always in SafeSearch mode (and Bing, DuckDuckGo, Brave, Yandex).

Google's SafeSearch allows some terms like porn, or nude for research.

However, Google will never return hardcore pornography while in SafeSearch mode for any query.

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

Kibosh removes the hardcore porn that is literally a misspelled search term away on a raw internet.

There are still some sites out there that can have some bad content (like etsy, ebay) - this is what the Parental Controls are for.

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

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

Support Options:

1. Review MT6000 Setup Guide
2. Open a Help Desk ticket from your Kibosh Portal
3. Open a Live Chat at Kibosh.com
4. Schedule a Live Support Session here.