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Setting Up The AX is simple, stylish white tower, sort of a squared-off AirPort Extreme, with just three connectors, of which you will probably only need two. After plugging it in to your cable modem or modem/router, it bonds with your phone via Bluetooth and that’s where the rest of the setup takes place. Our setup was a bit rocky at first. A small omission in the step-by-step walkthrough on the Gryphon Connect iPhone app instructed us to turn off our modem, but omitted to mention when to turn it back on. That left things in a state where a call to their support folks was needed, but they quickly put us back on track. As with the base unit, there was a glitch setting up the repeater, a second AX, that required a chat with Gryphon support and they quickly got things going, apparently a known issue with an easy workaround that will be fixed in an upcoming update. (The firmware updates can be applied, automatically, so they’re one less thing to worry about.) The next thing you’ll want to do is add your family members to the app, and this is where the AX really shines. It’s like Apple’s Screen Time on steroids. There are a number of preset age groups based on school grade that offer useful default settings that are easily customizable for each individual. As devices connect to the AX, you’ll receive a notification on the Connect app where you can pop in, assign them to a family member and set any restrictions. A relatively new security and privacy feature in iOS and iPadOS makes this a little less elegant because it conceals your network hardware identity (MAC address–no relation) masking what kind of device it is. This setting can be turned off in the device’s OS, if desired. It can, however, recognize a whole slew of other kinds of devices, including smart home features, cars, and nearly all denizens of the internet-of-things.