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Advanced-Security-Block Sites feature not working after firmware update V1.2.0.76_1.0.1
Product: Nighthawk AC1750 router
I was able to block sites successfully before installing the firmware V1.2.0.76_1.0.1 update. After doing this firmware update and in trying to block websites using the tab of 'Advanced' and then selecting 'Security' and 'Block Sites', I received a '403-Forbidden' message error.
Has anyone else experienced this? How can this be fixed in order to successfully block a website?
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DarrenM
Thanks for your suggestion, I appreciate it! I'm a beginner using this 'block sites' feature, I'm using it in order to prevent my son from accessing the following messaging website on his school laptop: https://discord.com/
Other words/sites I've inputted to block are 'www.discord.com' and 'discord.com', these don't result in the '403 forbidden' error message. Only 'https://discord.com' results in the '403 forbidden' error message. But now with 'www.discord.com' and 'discord.com' in my 'block sites' list, my son can still access the discord.com messaging website.
Before the firmware update, I had no problems in blocking discord.com, even with inputting 'https://discord.com'.
Any other suggestions or what I need to learn will be much appreciated, thanks!
Did anyone get a resolution on this? I have the same behavior after upgrading firmware V1.2.0.76_1.0.1. See screen shot. It's very frustrating. I tried clearing cache/cookies/etc. Even tried on my secondary PC to no avail.
- Since the most recent firmware update the parental controls don't work with OpenDNS nor are we able to block specific sites using the router portal.
I purchased this router specifically for these options. Please this need to be addressed.Two different issues:
GlenW wrote:
Since the most recent firmware update the parental controls don't work with OpenDNSWild guess: You configured the OpenDNS IPs on the router, but the DHCP server does issue the ISP-assigned DNS IPs instead?
GlenW wrote:
nor are we able to block specific sites using the router portal.Keyword blocking can only work on plain http sites - something rare these days.
GlenW wrote:
Since the most recent firmware update the parental controls don't work with OpenDNS nor are we able to block specific sites using the router portal.Which parental controls?
More than six months ago Netgear announced that it is killing the free Live Parental Controls.
NOTICE: Live Parental Control Service based on Ope... - NETGEAR Communities
Netgear now wants people to sign up for a paid subscription. Unfortunately, the R7450 is one of the recent routers that does not support this service.
Which products support NETGEAR Smart Parental Controls? | Answer | NETGEAR Support
Other devices support Circle:
Which NETGEAR routers support Circle Smart Parental Controls? | Answer | NETGEAR Support
Circle also needs a subscription.
