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awp69
Aspirant
Apr 26, 2016
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Son hiding PC from attached devices?

I've been trying to keep my kids from accessing the Internet after a certain time but still allow my wife and I to access it.   Somehow I believe my son is getting around this. His MAC address does...
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  • storm1985's avatar
    storm1985
    Apr 26, 2016

    Here are my suggestion:

    1. Reserve IP address – Advanced > Setup > LAN Setup
      • This is to make sure the IPs will be static to the MAC address
    2. Scheduling – Advanced > Security > Schedule
      • This is where you configure the time and day
    3. Block Services – Advanced > Security > Block Services
      • Keyword Blocking : Per Schedule
      • Services : All , Port 1-65535
      • IP address , range or ALL IP address
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Retired_Member
Apr 28, 2016

Be a parent take the devices away until such time he can be trusted reward good behavior and punish bad behavior or it will grow-up to be a snotty brat.

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storm1985
Prodigy
Apr 28, 2016

Retired_Member best advice ever !!! :smileyvery-happy: