R7000 Disney Circle controls bypassed with VPN App

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I purchased the Nighthawk R7000 router so I could enable Disney Cicle Parenal Controls.&nbsp; I have figured out that my teenager has quickly found a way to circumvent the controls by using a VPN app.&nbsp; He gets around the all the controls, time limits, etc.&nbsp; &nbsp;Any recommendation on how to resolve this without disconnecting the internet entirely?&nbsp;&nbsp;

Diggie3 · Answer

Non tech advice: Teach your kid to be responsible and help them understand what they might encounter. Are you going to be protecting them forever? I saw plenty of stuff on the internet when I was a teenager and I turned out fine. I'm guessing you did too. Might be emotionally hard for you to accept but there it is.Disney is a fantasy, so is Disney circle. There's a ton of ways to bypass this kind of thing. Kids are likely to be smarter than you when it comes to this stuff. One day they'll be telling their own teenagers how back in the days they used to do these tricks to bypass the blocks on the your internet connection.For example, did you realize that when Google indexes this discussion thread, the fact that you gave it the title that you did means you've probably just personally contributed to other people's kids learning how to bypass Disney Circle? That's how this game works: Whatever you try to do they're destined to one-up you ;)

tlmassey · Answer

1) If you can figure out which port the VPN is using, you can try specifically blocking that port on the router. This solution is probably the most targeted to what you're looking for.

https://kb.netgear.com/24054/How-do-I-block-services-from-the-internet-on-my-router-using-the-NETGEAR-genie-user-interface

2) You could block all router activity in the Security --> Schedule tab in the router settings. This might make sense if you want to prevent your teenager from using the internet while you're sleeping, for example.

3) You could set settings or install software on each device to restrict network activity, installation of apps, etc. Basically, take away his administrative rights on the devices. Not a router solution, but pretty easy to implement.

4) If you're more concerned with the content he's viewing rather than the schedule, you can try blocking sites with particular keywords that you know are primarily associated with objectionable content (Settings --> Block Sites).

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R7000 Disney Circle controls bypassed with VPN App

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