The Kibosh Router solves the problem of a raw internet at the home / office.

KiboshVPN will extend the same protection to any Apple or Android device.

Once KiboshVPN has been installed:

• The internet will always be Kibosh-safe no matter what Internet (WiFi / Carrier) is being used. he Internet will not work unless
• The internet on this device will not work unless the VPN is connected.
• You can monitor the VPN status and apply parental controls from your Kibosh Portal > VPNs tab.

How to install KiboshVPN:

1. Log into your Kibosh Portal
2. Go to VPNs
3. Tap Add VPN+
   • Complete checkout
4. Now, from your Portal > VPNs tab there should be a new VPN Slot
   • Open the new VPN Slot
   • Assign a mobile device
   • DO THE REST FROM THE MOBILE DEVICE
     • Log  into your Kibosh Portal on  the mobile device
     • Go to Dash > VPNs > the assigned VPN Slot
     • Choose your mobile type: Apple or Android
     • Follow the prompts to install the KiboshVPN

You no longer need to worry about the internet on this device, as long as the KiboshVPN is on.

Once you have a KiboshVPN installed we recommend patience - live with it for a few days and get used to the Kibosh Portal.  Then start apply parental controls as needed.

Kibosh Pro or Light will protect your home / office internet.

You can then deploy Kibosh Mobile to any Apple or Android mobile device, from your Kibosh Portal.

Kibosh Mobile is VPN layer security and enforces a Kibosh- safe internet experience over any Internet connection, including cellular data & public wifi.

You can optionally apply additional Parental Controls for a very family safe mobile device.

Follow these steps on iOS:

1. On the mobile device - Delete the KiboshVPN app
2. Clear the device from the old VPN Slot in your Portal > Dash > Mobile
   • Click the down arrow
   • Delete
3. Log into your Kibosh Portal on the mobile device > Dash > Mobile 
4. Open the new VPN Slot > Assign + the mobile device
5. Pick your mobile O/S (to create the VPN)
6. Download your new VPN
   • Allow
   • Install from App Store
   • Open
   • Allow
   • Yes
   • Allow
   • Enter phone code

The end.

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 one being 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).

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:

Watch the KiboshVPN Setup Video above.

1.  Assuming you've already setup your Kibosh Router...go to Dash > VPNs in your Kibosh Portal
2. You should start with 1 VPN Slot
   • Click Add VPN+ to add more VPN Slots ($1.99 mo)
   • a VPN Slot is a perpetual licenses that you can rotate devices in and out of as needed.
3. Now - log into your Portal from the mobile device you want to install the VPN on
   • Open an un-assigned VPN Slot and Assign this mobile device
     • If you do not see this device - then it has not yet connected to the Kibosh Router's WiFi, so go do that then come back
   • 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
4. Once you have the KiboshVPN in place, then you can monitor this device from your Kibosh Portal and layer on Parental Controls

NOTE: REFRESH your Kibosh Portal often to get any new UI changes, which should be coming almost daily now. The Portal UI with Mobile is very new and still in beta - it will get easier to use over the next few weeks (promise :-). -SST 250816

These are the always on, cannot be turned off, default KiboshVPN features:

1. VPN-layer security that blocks hackers and trackers
2. Family Safe Internet enforced at all times

Once the KiboshVPN has been installed on a mobile device:

1. When the mobile device is connected to your Kibosh WiFi directly you can:
   • Monitor status in Portal > Devices
     • Is VPN on / off
     • PIN Code
     • Location (coming soon)
   • Control Screen Time
   • See History logs
   • See Bandwidth Usage logs
   • Web Filters (block apps/websites)
     • Scheduled Access too
2. When the mobile device is remote...
   • Monitor status in Portal > Devices
     • Is VPN on / off
     • PIN Code
     • Location (coming soon)
   • Web Filters (blocks apps/websites)
   • Location (GPS coordinates coming soon)
   • Control Screen Time (coming soon)

Go to Manage Devices OR Dashboard > Devices

Switch to Advanced Mode

Sort the Connection column

When a mobile device with a VPN is added to a Profile -

The only difference is that you must configure the Filters (custom blocking of websites/apps) from the VPN Slot, and not the Profile > Filters menu.

How to set custom Filters on a mobile device with VPN installed, in a Profile:

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 by default (along tor and other back-door raw internet services) otherwise anyone using an iPhone / iPad would have zero filtering.

Solution: You can re-enable the Apple Private Relay on any iPhone / iPad by going to Devices > Filters > Other > enable Apple's Private Relay.

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 -

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

This new "privacy" feature will cause devices - currently only mobile iOS/Android -  to show up in your Kibosh Portal with a new IP every 14 days or so, until you turn it off.

• We only have to turn it off once.
• The process is done per-device and is WiFi specific.

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 VPN slots 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.
• When you cancel the Subscription that VPN Slot will go away and the VPN will terminate (if it's being used).

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 (which will turn the VPN back on).

Yes, there can be only one VPN at a time.

As long as the Kibosh VPN is ON - the device is safe from bypass.