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JuiceDude
Aug 13, 2025Apprentice
Nighthawk AC4000 Router (R8000P)
hi there I have been running 1st generation circle on the router for years along with the iOS App. It has now completely stopped not working. I went ahead and factory reset the router using all ...
FURRYe38
Aug 13, 2025Guru - Experienced User
1st Generation Circle was depreciated a while ago. I presume final end came to you after subscription may have ran out.
There is newer generation Smart Parental Controls that is for subscription: https://kb.netgear.com/000062109/How-do-I-set-up-and-install-NETGEAR-Smart-Parental-Controls
However I see the SPC is not supported on your model router: https://kb.netgear.com/000064166
So you may need to upgrade your router to something newer generation that is supported by SPC if you wish to use this feature.