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Whipsnade
Dec 28, 2021Aspirant
RAX45 issues
I recently acquired an RAX45 — Nighthawk AX6 6-Stream AX4300 WiFi Router and am generally happy with it. I've noticed 2 issues. (1) The Block Sites function doesn't seem to work at all. The User...
- Aug 29, 2022
Apparently the Block Site function is basically vaporware. According to the manual it won't work for any https address. Since pretty much everything is now that makes it a worthless function.
Whipsnade
Apr 25, 2022Aspirant
It has been 5 months (12/28/21) since I posted a query about the Block Site function not working on my newly purchased RAX45 router. I got 0 responses. Am I the only one experiencing this problem? Am I the only RAX45 user trying to use the Block Site function? If so, I'd ask anyone with an RAX45 to experiment with the Block Site function and report whether it works or not for you. I'm betting it doesn't. As a user with multiple devices, the Block Site function would be the best way to globally block certain sites on my home network. Any input would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!
CD_router_888
Apr 26, 2022Guide
Hi Whipsnade ,
Can you share more detail about which sites you can't block ?
https side ? or some domain name fail to block...?
- WhipsnadeApr 26, 2022Aspirant
Thanks for responding. I have been unable to block ANY site I configure. Examples: https://paid.outbrain.com http://paid.outbrain.com paid.outbrain.com All entered per instructions page 44 of the manual (below). None are blocked. Web browsers can connect, ping responds. I should mention that I'm a retired IT tech, have configured many routers for many remote users over the years. I'm hoping someone has successfully used this function and can let me know what I'm missing in configuring. I'm not above making a stupid mistake with a new model router... 🙄 Maybe users here could set it up to test and see if they can make it work. I suspect no one can. Any feedback welcome. Thanks!
4. Select ADVANCED > Security > Block Sites.
The Block Sites page displays.
5. Select a keyword blocking option:
• Per Schedule. Turn on keyword blocking according to a schedule that you set.
For more information, see Schedule when to block Internet sites and services on
page 49.
• Always. Turn on keyword blocking all the time, independent of the Schedule
page.
6. In the Type keyword or domain name here field, enter a keyword or domain that
you want to block.
Control Access to the Internet 44 User Manual
Nighthawk AX6 6-Stream AX4300 WiFi Router
For example:
• Specify XXX to block http://www.badstuff.com/xxx.html.
• Specify the domain suffix (for example, .com) if you want to block only sites with
a domain suffix such as .com. In such a situation, sites with domain suffixes such
as .edu and .gov are still allowed.
• Enter a period (.) to block all Internet browsing access.
7. Click the Add Keyword button.
The keyword is added to the keyword list. The keyword list supports up to 32 entries.
8. Click the Apply button.
Keyword blocking takes effect. - WhipsnadeAug 29, 2022Aspirant
Apparently the Block Site function is basically vaporware. According to the manual it won't work for any https address. Since pretty much everything is now that makes it a worthless function.