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guyguy
Nov 13, 2016Apprentice
Time Schedule and Parental Controls
I am trying out the Nighthawk router and I am comparing its features to Linksys and Asus routers. The router has the latest firmware version. I have a few questions about using the Nighthawk router. ...
guyguy
Nov 16, 2016Apprentice
Thanks for the response. I was able to block sites and set a time schedule on the Linksys and Asus router. Doing this task was very simple and straightforward. To followup with your answers.
1) I am not looking to block apps on the router. That would be a great feature to have but most home routers don't support it. I am looking to block www.facebook.com or www.netflix.com PER device. I want to block sites without affecting other devices. For example, I want to block www.facebook.com or www.youtube.com so that an iPod or computer doesn't have access to those sites. I don't want Mary to have access to those sites on her iPod or laptop.
2) If Mary's iPod or laptop has an IP of 192.168.0.123, I would static that number on the router and set the time schedule to whatever I want. For example, I want to give Mary from 2pm to 8pm EVERYDAY on her laptop internet access. Next, I want turn OFF the internet access at 8pm to 2pm the following day.
Again, I was able to block sites PER device without affecting any other device in the house. Also, I was able to set a time schedule PER device on both Linksys and Asus routers. It was very easy to do it on those routers and I am looking for the same easy method on the Netgear router.
DexterJB
Nov 22, 2016NETGEAR Moderator
Hi guyguy,
1. You can use the per device filtering feature on the NETGEAR Genie app/program and set the filtering level to "High" or "Custom" on the devices you would want Facebook and YouTube to be filtered on. You can check the link below.
http://kb.netgear.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/29913
2. As for setting a schedule for Internet access on specific device/s, you can follow storm1985's advice of setting up Address Reservation for the devices then block all services on a set schedule. You can check the links below.
http://kb.netgear.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/24091
http://kb.netgear.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/24055
http://kb.netgear.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/24054
Regards,
Dexter
Community Team