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Toonaway
Dec 30, 2016Guide
R7800 - Unable to login to OpenDNS / Parental Controls
I have followed the various support instructions but have failed to get Genie to log into OpenDNS. I receive the following: There was an error signing in, please make sure you're connected to the I...
DexterJB
Jan 02, 2017NETGEAR Moderator
Hi Toonaway,
1. Have you tried uninstalling and re-installing the app/program from the devices?
2. What version of NETGEAR Genie do you have installed?
3. Have you tried resetting the device? If not, we recommend performing a factory reset especially after updating the firmware.
Regards,
Dexter
Community Team
Toonaway
Jan 03, 2017Guide
Hi DexterJB
Thank you for your response.
Q1. Have you tried uninstalling and re-installing the app/program from the devices?
A: Yes, numerous times
Q2. What version of NETGEAR Genie do you have installed?
A: On IOS, version 2.4.38 of Genie and on Windows, version 2.4.36
Q3. Have you tried resetting the device? If not, we recommend performing a factory reset especially after updating the firmware.
A: Yes, problem remains however
Additional Info:
This morning I logged onto OpenDNS directly and deleted my account.
I performed a router factory reset
I used Windows version of Genie to set up Parental Controls
Success - created an OpenDNS account, applied parental controls
Closed down Genie and rebooted PC
Original problem with accessing OpenDNS / Parental Controls returned on Windows Genie client
Checked from clean IOS install of Genie client - OpenDNS / Parental Controls issue remains
Contacted OpenDNS directly - as I suspected, they say the issue is with NETGEAR Genie's API integration.
In summary, I am no further forward and very frustrated as this parental control integration was the differntiator / reason I purchased this router.
Thanks,
Toonaway
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Do you care to share what your message is? I am having the same problems with no solution after trying all of the suggestions from this site.