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Bosco78
Mar 10, 2025Aspirant
Nighthawk RS-700
How do you use the Nighthawk App to change or access Access Control? I recently used a web browser to log into the router but the access control section was blank. It says you can use the Nighthawk A...
CrimpOn
Jun 24, 2026Guru - Experienced User
Please confirm whether Smart Parental Controls (SPC) has been enabled on this system.
Bosco78 wrote:does not effectively block intruders
"intruders" implies that people are able to connect to the router WiFi (or plug in an Ethernet cable?). When SPC is not enabled, there is usually an option on Access Control to allow/disallow "new devices". I have never enabled SPC, and have no idea whether a similar feature exists when using SPC.