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sapphirestorm
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Jan 06, 2016
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Parental control not working

Hi I have been using OpenDNS only as Parental controls in Netgear Genie app have never worked. I would prefer to use Netgear genie so i have removed my network from the OpenDNS and I am trying to ge...
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  • DexterJB's avatar
    DexterJB
    Feb 13, 2017

    Hi Hebby,

     

    Those options are the different operating modes of the router and each can be used depending on the setup of your network. If you do not have another router setup then the router mode should be the correct option.

     

    Regards,

     

    Dexter

    Community Team

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Ceme24
Guide
May 22, 2016
Well, I just updated the firmware to V1.0.3.4 and nothing has changed. I turned parental controls off then on again and nothing is blocked.

Not happy with Netgear at the moment. Hopefully this can be corrected