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RAX41 adding computers behind wifi bridge to group for parental controls
Hey Y'all!
None of the computers connected via a wifi bridge show up as an attached device, only the router by which they are connected. I have seen threads concerning this and have added the computers to the address reservation using the web ui so that they show up but it is not on the devices list in the nighthawk app to add it to a group. If it can't be added to a group, I don't see a way to filter content via parental control. Any ideas here?
Is anyone using a bridge that does allow you to see the devices behind it? If so, what make?
As a side note, is there a way to make these controls available via the web ui? I'm an IT guy and it bugs me that I am forced to use an app!
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I don't know a way to fix that, especially since NETGEAR routers/bridges/APs are black boxes that don't offer telnet/SSH access so you can go into the firmware and look. A bridge, regardless of brand, should usually report back to the router what is connected to it as it disables NAT and devices should normally get direct access to the router. For some unknown to me reason, NETGEAR routers set to bridge mode seem to "operate" slightly different.
I would think that since the Nighthawk router is assigning an IP address to the computers that are behind the wireless bridge that they could be made to show up in the devices list with a firmware fix. But that is just an uneducated assumption đ . The fact that the computers behind the bridge donât show up means the money I just spent on the parental control software was wasted cash unless I run a cable through the house or move all the childrenâs bedrooms, neither of which are viable options.
Bridge mode on NG routers is that the router turns into a Wireless Client or adapter. This means that the bridged router connects wirelessly to a HOST service router thus becomes a pass thru for traffic from the HOST router to any ethernet connected devices to the bridge router. When in bridge mode, most if not all additional features on the bridge router gets disabled. All addresses and routing abilities are handled by the HOST router.
Features like Armor and SPC are disabled on the NG bridged router.
