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As with other Deco mesh systems, such as the Deco BE63 and the Deco BE25, the BE67 offers basic parental-control and network-security tools via TP-Link’s HomeShield software. With the basic parental controls, you can create user profiles with age-based web filters, pause the internet, and block specific websites. The advanced parental controls—which require a $2.99-per-month or $17.99-per-year subscription—include features such as SafeSearch, YouTube Restricted Mode, Flexible Bedtime, Time Limits, Time Rewards, and Insights, which provides a history of online usage.

The basic network-security software provides router and wireless security scans and IoT device identification, while the Security+ plan ($4.99 per month/$35.99 per year) offers more advanced features, including Intrusion Prevention, Web Protection, and IoT Protection. For $5.99 per month/$69.99 per year, the HomeShield Total Security package adds antivirus protection, a VPN, password management, and a PC-cleaner utility. Be aware: The price for this package jumps to $129.99 after the first year.

You install and manage the BE67 using the Deco mobile app for iOS and Android devices, the same app used by other Deco systems. When you open the program, you’ll see a network screen with a network map showing the nodes and how many devices are connected to them. When you tap a node, you’ll see the name of each connected device. When you tap a device, you’ll open a screen where you can give it bandwidth priority, isolate it, set a bandwidth limit, or block it from accessing the network.

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The panel below the network map shows how many clients are currently online, and the Smart Home panel lets you add TP-Link Kasa devices, such as smart plugs, cameras, and bulbs, and control them from the app.

At the bottom of the screen, you’ll find buttons labeled Network, Security, Parental Controls, and More. The Network button takes you back to the Network screen, while the Security button opens a screen where you can run network scans, isolate client devices, put cameras in Home or Away mode, and subscribe to a Security+ plan.

Tapping the Parental Controls button, meanwhile, opens a screen where you can create user profiles, assign web filters, block websites, and create bedtime schedules that disable internet access. Advanced settings let you filter YouTube content and search content, and set online time limits. Finally, the More button takes you to a settings screen where you can optimize the network, test internet speed, configure alerts, manage LED properties, update firmware, and schedule regular router reboots.