Embodiments of a gesture-based network configuration system are disclosed, wherein the system is configured to update a configuration setting on a networking device. The system pairs a computing device to the networking device which is operating a local area network (LAN). A first touch gesture indicating a target uniform resource locator (URL) is received on a touch screen of the computing device. In response to the first touch gesture, a configuration message including a command associated with the first touch gesture and the target URL is transmitted to the networking device. In one embodiment, receiving the configuration message causes the networking device to modify the configuration setting based at least partly on the command and the target URL. In one embodiment, modifying the configuration setting modifies the packet processing behavior of the networking device for data packets associated with the LAN.