How do I set time access restrictions by device?
I am trying to set an block out time on my son's computer and cell phone from 10pm to 8am. With my old Linksys rounter this was SUPER simple to do, but with my new Netgear I can't seem to figure it out. Am I missing something obvious?
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Official comment
Hi,
Please feel free to have a look at the instructions here: http://kb.netgear.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/25687/~/how-do-i-configure-live-parental-controls-on-my-netgear-router-using-the?cid=wmt_netgear_organic.
Please have a look at the step 14 in that kb.
Regards,
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"I am looking for the same, block specific devices, have you found a way?"
"Unfortunatlly no."
And what about this?
http://kb.netgear.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/23948/Or this?
http://kb.netgear.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/23289/ -
Agreed, except what I have IS a Netgear router that promised Parental Controls that don't really exist. I procrastinated on getting these setup since I purchased the router early this summer and didn't really need parental controls until recently only to discover that Netgear does a horrendous job with parental controls and now it's too late to return it. :( So I'm stuck with Netgear and trying to figure out a way to make it work, and am considering 3rd party firmware.
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Well, if you don't like this Netgear Live Parental Controls, you can simply use the parental controls provided by the free OpenDNS Home service. You disable LPC and configure OpenDNS Home instead.
https://support.opendns.com/hc/en-us/articles/228006447 -
i gound an app that will allow to block the child's phone internet access, it is called ourpact.com and it works like a charm.
I have not tried it on his tablet yet
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"If you read the advertising from opendns they say you can schedule the blocking by devices"
Isn't this Netgear, not OpenDNS? I'm not angry.
"I would much prefer to have the control on the router side."
Live Parental Controls isn't on the router side either. It uses the same principles as OpenDNS Home. It's a service in the cloud, not on the router.
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@mbrittb00 The biggest differences I've seen between OpenDNS Home and LPC are that OpenDNS Home provides logs and stats, and LPC can provide the option for limited time based filtering as well as filtering by device (though exactly what it can do in those areas seem to partially depend on the router model you have). Of course OpenDNS Home can be used with any router and many varieties of firmware, while LPC is only available on specific Netgear routers with their firmware.
@ejmm22 What OpenDNS advertising are you referring to that says you can schedule blocking by device? Can you provide a link or screenshot?
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Who developed this?
Why do I get the option to block porn and other shit all the time and then I can block more or less in a certain time.
What people want when they ask for this is:
- block bad stuff all the time (porn, fraud, whatever)
- limit access to certain sites (youtube, facebook, psn) to certain time frames. This is to limit kids use of internet!!
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What people want when they ask for this is:
- block bad stuff all the time (porn, fraud, whatever)
- limit access to certain sites (youtube, facebook, psn) to certain time frames. This is to limit kids use of internet!!Yes, fine. Here you go: https://kb.netgear.com/25687/ to see how to select "Add a time block".
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@rotblitz
Except that doesn't do what people are wanting. I gave up a long time ago expecting Netgear to actually care what their customers want. All this does is allow you to increase the access restrictions for a block of time for YOUR ENTIRE NETWORK. Then REQUIRE you to use a bypass account in order to access the internet outside those restrictions. And in order to accomplish this we much install an app on each device to allow us to log into this bypass account. This becomes even more problematic when you have a device where there is no available app. This is COMPLETELY BACKWARDS.
In reality what people want (and what is completely logical) would be for the router parental controls to allow you to restrict access based on date and time as well as overall usage restrictions per mac address. This is a feature that Linksys has had in their basic routers for over 10 years.
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"In reality what people want ... would be for the router parental controls to allow you to restrict access based on date and time as well as overall usage restrictions per mac address."
The first is implemented with Live Parental Controls. The second (restrictions per MAC address) would be a pure router function, totally unrelated to Live Parental Controls. You're in the wrong forum then. The Netgear Community is the place to post this.
"This is a feature that Linksys has had in their basic routers for over 10 years."
Not only Linksys, but many other router suppliers too. And even some newer Netgear models seem to have this implemented. See for example https://kb.netgear.com/24830/ and https://kb.netgear.com/23289/. Maybe your router is just too old, or you got the wrong model?
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