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Orbi Device Management not working - Pausing Oculus
My router has been working well since I got it a couple of weeks ago, and then today I discovered that even though I have an Oculus Quest device paused for internet access, it still has full unrestricted access to the internet. I verified the IP address is correct for the blocked device, I have rebooted the router, and I have removed and re-added the Oculus to the network and the device has unrestricted internet in spite of being paused under the Devices menu on the app. It worked like a charm up until now. What could be causing this issue?
As a side note, as an alternative I tried using parental controls and then adding this device under a profile and I explicitly blocked youtube for the device profile, and even that does not block access to that site.
Thank you for any help!
Chad
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Also, the Router Firmware Version is V2.7.3.22
Not having much experience with the Orbi 'app', my solution would be to use the Orbi web interface (http://orbilogin.net).
Navigate to the Advanced Tab, Security menu, Block Services.
Add a rule for "Any" TCP/UDP. It should fill in all ports (1-65535) and then enter the IP address of this device.
Click Apply.
The way I understand it, this will cause the Orbi to block internet access from that one device using any TCP or UDP port.
p.s. While I adore how cute the Orbi 'app' is, I have yet to find an explanation for what that "Pause" slider actually means.
I understand the web interface (or at least I hope that I do.)
Can you give this a try and see what happens?
