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WNDR4300v2 Parental control stopped working
I have a very similar problem to this post: https://community.netgear.com/t5/General-WiFi-Routers-Non/wndr4300v2-parental-control-not-working/m-p/1715083#M131493
I was on FW:1.0.0.56.
I had p...
I was able to work around the problem by using the Windows version of the Genie App. From that app I was able to setup parental controls again. I still cannot use the parental controls in the Android Genie App and Netgear is testing to see if they can duplicate the problem at this point.
I was able to work around the problem by using the Windows version of the Genie App. From that app I was able to setup parental controls again. I still cannot use the parental controls in the Android Genie App and Netgear is testing to see if they can duplicate the problem at this point.
I needed to come back and say that my problem did not go away for more than a day. The problem was never solved even though tech support got involved. I spent many hours trying the same things over and over. Reseting to factory defaults. Uninstalling the app. Re-uploading the same firmware.
Bottom line, it is a broken system that they could not help me get working. They are pushing for parental controls to go to a monetizing system. I wish they would have just left things as they were working. It will be a very long time until I try a Netgear product again.