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Chez606060
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May 18, 2018
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R7000 Failed to set parental controls error

R7000 with firmware 1.0.9.26

 

When trying to update any connected device and change the parental control / Filer Level in Genie, I get an error of:

Failed to set parental Controls ! With Okay option.

 

My userID and password on OpenDNS is valid and working. I can log into OpenDNS on numerous different devices/PCs/IOS devices.

 

This feature was working in previous firmware versions, but I cannot specifically know when this occurred since it was working and I didn’t re-visit.

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  • Chez606060's avatar
    Chez606060
    Jun 14, 2018

    With the help of L2 Tech Support and a new firmware release from two days ago 6/12/18 Parental Controls are working again.

    1. Backed up settings in management GUI
    2. Upgraded Firmware (which was released two days ago)
    3. Used GUI to "Erase" for factory reset (I always hit the reset button on router)
    4. Un-installed Genie
    5. Ran through Setup Wizard GUI
    6. Installed Genie
    7. Setup Parental Controls with OpenDNS account
    8. Tested on numerous devices and changed settings.

    All is good and thanks for the assistance.

     

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  • DexterJB's avatar
    DexterJB
    NETGEAR Moderator
    May 22, 2018

    Hi Chez606060,

     

    1. Have you tried resetting the router?

    2. Does the issue persist when using your other devices to change the filtering level?

     

    Regards,

     

    Dexter

    Community Team

    • Chez606060's avatar
      Chez606060
      Tutor
      May 23, 2018

      Answers:

      1. Have you tried resetting the router? Software Reset-Yes.  Power Off Reset-Yes

      2. Does the issue persist when using your other devices to change the filtering level? Yes, Three different IOS devices using Genie and all fail. Also tried using Windows 10 and it fails.

       

      ive noticed in other threads that you eventually send an email to others that experience this too, so this appears to be somewhat common. 

      • mike406's avatar
        mike406
        Apprentice
        May 29, 2018

        https://support.opendns.com/hc/en-us/articles/227987627-Error-when-Logging-in-to-OpenDNS-with-NETGEAR-Genie

         

        Looks like OpenDNS is aware of the issue - the question is when it will be resolved as it's been several weeks now. I'm able to login to my OpenDNS with the smartphone Genie app, but my router will not accept any of the settings for filtering. So as of now, it's completely broken.

         

        OpenDNS recommends for now to use their dashboard to set it up manually but theirs only works over IPv4. I use IPv6 and so I need the parental controls built in the router for it to work for me.