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Where are Parental Controls on the AX4200 Orbi
I finally ditched my problematic Nighthawk R7000 and bought an Orbi AX4200 mesh system. I have it up an running but can't find a way to enable Parental Controls.
Hello North123,
Welcome to the Orbi Family! The RBK750 system currently does not support parental control features. However, we're working on getting parental control features to the RBK750 system soon! Stay tuned for further details!Regards,
Christian
Hello North123,
Welcome to the Orbi Family! The RBK750 system currently does not support parental control features. However, we're working on getting parental control features to the RBK750 system soon! Stay tuned for further details!
Regards,
Christian
Parental Controls is a lot like ... (pick a metaphor: war on drugs, winning in Afgahistan, losing weight...)
The enemy can be creative, determined, patient, and obstinant.
There are several options (none of which I have tried)
- Purchase a Circle Home device: https://shop.meetcircle.com/products/circle-home-plus-parental-controls
Just as Netgear charges annually for Disney Circle on the router, Disney charges for the service when you get it directly from Disney. - OpenDNS. OpenDNS has a free version and one intended to block adult content:
https://www.opendns.com/home-internet-security/ - Pi-hole DNS has extensive block lists. It requires a host, which can be in the Amazon cloud, as a virtual server in Windows, on a Linux box, or (what I have) on a Raspberry Pi. (I installed it to see how it works and use it on MY laptop, not on family devices.)
No matter what strategy is adopted, it is essential to keep control of the actual computers/tablets/smartphones. If the person to be protected has administrative rights to the device, they can pretty much evade any system that is set up.
If this is a critical need, this Orbi system will not fulfill it.
- Purchase a Circle Home device: https://shop.meetcircle.com/products/circle-home-plus-parental-controls
