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Netgear Genie + Parental Controls Vs My PlayStation 4
I have Parental Controls setup for my router/home network. I understand the Bypass logins (I've created a few for very select members of my household). However, no matter what I do, I cannot figure o...
- The parental controls work by filtering DNS lookups at OpenDNS servers. Therefore, you can bypass them by overriding the DNS servers on your PS3.
On your PS3, go to Settings > Network Settings> Internet Connection Settings and proceed to set up custom settings for DNS. You can use your ISP's DNS servers (they will probably have the lowest latency) or use Google's (8.8.8.8 and 8.8.4.4), or pick your favorite. But not OpenDNS! :-)
Hi JAHG,
1. What is the version of the NETGEAR Genie program that you have installed?
2. What is the model number of your router?
3. What is the firmware version of your router?
4. Does it block the site on your other devices?
Regards,
Dexter
Community Team
1. Latest version. (2.4.16)
2. Netgear R6100
3. V1.0.0.60 (as stated on GENIE and the web-based router page - latest firmware)
4. We have active parental controls and we use bypasses on the devices that we don't want to block, as GENIE does not have a Whitelist feature. However, I'm looking for a way to unblock my PlayStation 4. It cannot login to a Bypass as there is no GENIE application for it.
Hi JAHG,
Please try using the previous versions (2.4.12 or 2.4.14) of the NETGEAR Genie program and see if it will give you a different result. You may use the download link below.
http://files.netgear-support.com/go/?a=d&i=QF15A2KMBi
Regards,
Dexter
Community Team
Sadly, the result is the same. I've had this issue for a while now, only before it was with my PlayStation 3. Thanks for attempting to help. I appreciate, Dexter.