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EAX15 Parental Controls
I recently purchased an EAX15 to extend my range from an R7960P (X6S) router with Parental Controls enabled. Currently, when devices connect through the extender rather than directly to the router, the Parental Control Functions do not control those devices. The devices furthest from the router are the ones that need the parental controls the most. Is there a way to extend the parental controls or ensure the router still keeps the Parental Controls working for devices connected through the EAX15 Extender?
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Hello Travisty,
I would recommend checking out the article below for more info.
https://support.meetcircle.com/hc/en-us/articles/360026364972-Circle-and-Wi-Fi-Extenders
Christian
The EAX15 / AX1800 still isn't listed as reviewed in that article. Nor is it available in the Model list in this dialogue yet. BUT, since it's one of the more recent additions, I understand that. And, for that same reason, I'm surprised it doesn't have Circle support (yet?). Is there an update or something I need to install on the EAX15 to add Circle compatibility.
Also, this is missing the point - on a mesh network, the USER shouldn't have to pick which router or repeater they are connecting to. Especially if they are kids (AKA, Circle App!). The network should just work. And, as it happens, I purchased this to increase the network range closer to where my kids connect, so all of the advice for devices incompatible with Circle doesn't really help.
Of your newest network extenders (AXxxx), do ANY of these support Circle on your Routers? If not, is this confirmation that Netgear is abondoning native Circle support on Netgear-branded devices?
