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Very disapointed with Orbi parental controls
Just set up Orbi wifi. As stated above I cannot believe how bad the parental controls are. It's like a router from 10 years ago, not able to set time schedules for individual users and devices. I'm v...
Yea... but you have to pay more money for the app.
This is ridiculous!
The Orbi is one of the most expensive routers on the market, albeit with high-end functionality. Unfortunately, however, with the introduction of the firmware v 2.1.1.12, parental controls beyond basic filtering cost an additional $4.99 per month via Disney Circle (http://www.netgear.co.uk/landings/circle/). Even as I write this, I cannot believe that Netgear is expecting its customers to pay for functionality that other manufacturers include as standard. Shame on you NetGear - Shame on you!!
Jeffrey0707 wrote:
Even as I write this, I cannot believe that Netgear is expecting its customers to pay for functionality that other manufacturers include as standard.
Netgear offers two levels of parental controls, free and paid for (Circle).
Compare their features and pick the one that suits you – and your wallet!
There is a manual for the Orbi WiFi System somewhere at the end of this link:
>>>> Orbi RBK50 | WiFi System | NETGEAR Support <<<<
See the section Set Up Parental Controls.
By the way, Netgear is not the only hardware maker that uses Circle technology.
The problem is, even I am willing to pay extra for the Circle, the User Interface of Circle App is so user unfriendly and limited control that I have to give up.
Go and look at how Asus RT-AC87U implement the User Interface for Parental Control on Time Scheduling.
I bought the Orbi RBR50 to replace existing Asus RT-AC87U as I need to extend the range.
As a result, I have to configure the Orbi as Access Point and existing Asus RT-AC87U as Router in order to implement the Parental Control.
