Router settings (Connection issues)

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📌🇬🇧 UK Broadband Providers – Turn Off Filters / Parental Controls / IPv6

📌 Sky Broadband
Go to: https://www.sky.com/broadband-shield,
Login with Sky ID,
Set Broadband Shield to Off,
Unplug router from power for 15 full mins, then plug back in,


📌Virgin Media
Go to: https://my.virginmedia.com/my-apps/websafe,
Login,
Turn off Virus Safe and Child Safe,
Unplug router from power for 15 full mins, then plug back in,


📌 EE
Go to: https://my.ee.co.uk/,
Login > Manage Settings > Content Lock,
Set Content Lock to Off,
Go to http://192.168.1.1/ > Advanced > Turn off security filters and IPv6,
Unplug router from power for 15 full mins, then plug back in,


📌BT Broadband
Go to: https://my.bt.com/,
Login > My Security Settings,
Turn off BT Web Protect and Parental Controls,
Optional: Disable IPv6 in router at http://192.168.1.1/,
Unplug router from power for 15 full mins, then plug back in,


📌 Vodafone
Go to: https://my.vodafone.co.uk/,
Login > Find Content Controls / Secure Net,
Set to Off,
Router: http://192.168.1.1/ > Advanced > Turn off Safe DNS / IPv6,
Unplug router from power for 15 full mins, then plug back in,


📌 TalkTalk
Go to: https://myaccount.talktalk.co.uk/,
Login > My Services,
Turn off Kids Safe, Scam Protection, Virus Alerts,
Router: http://192.168.1.1/ > Disable IPv6,
Unplug router from power for 15 full mins, then plug back in,


📌Plusnet
Go to: https://portal.plus.net/,
Login > Broadband Settings > SafeGuard,
Turn SafeGuard to Off,
Router: http://192.168.1.254/ > Disable IPv6,
Unplug router from power for 15 full mins, then plug back in,


📌 Hyperoptic
Go to: https://my.hyperoptic.com/,
Login or contact support to disable Web Filtering,
Router: http://192.168.1.1/ > Disable IPv6 / filtering,
Unplug router from power for 15 full mins, then plug back in,


📌Zen Internet
Go to: https://portal.zen.co.uk/,
Login > Check security settings (usually off by default),
Router: http://192.168.1.1/ > Disable IPv6,
Unplug router from power for 15 full mins, then plug back in,


📌NOW Broadband
(Same as Sky)
Go to: https://www.sky.com/broadband-shield,
Login with NOW account,
Turn Shield Off,
Unplug router from power for 15 full mins, then plug back in,


📌Shell Energy
Login at: https://www.shellenergy.co.uk/,
Contact support to turn off Parental Controls,
Router: http://192.168.1.1/ > Disable DNS filters / IPv6,
Unplug router from power for 15 full mins, then plug back in