Feature Request: Block or allow individual devices based on time schedule

First and foremost, the Genie sucks and it is terrible. Period.  If Netgear wants to correct things and make things better, they need to start by getting away from OpenDNS. I am sure it is a $$$$ thing between both companies. I am sure it is exposure for OpenDNS but OpenDNS is not a great thing either. All they do is filtering and that is all. Linksys and Asus doesn't need some other company to do the filtering for them. Perhaps laziness on Netgears part? The second thing, Netgear needs to redesign Genie. I am not going to install the Genie App on my stepdaughters devices only to let her bypass the router. Plus I am not going to install the Genie app on every single wireless device in my house and explain to them how to "bypass" the router. 

If Netgear believes the GENIE is the answer to everything. It's not and it sucks and they should get out of the business. The Genie is a utility to help "manage" the network and router.  The changes need to start with the router and redesign the router to include better features and improve the speed.  Heck, my OLD Linksys 1900ac is better than a Nighthawk router in terms of speed and stability. That is sad when something OLD is better than NEWER. The Linksys App is better, not great either, than the Genie App. Linksys can make a better router themselves and include more features but it is still better than Netgear. 

All router business should be done on the router itself and not rely on OpenDNS to help with filtering or any other basic function.  Netgear needs to end there partnership with OpenDNS or at least give the user a choice to use 3rd party or not. 

Just for the fun of it, I decided to not use OpenDNS and I wanted to see how the r8000 router works without any OpenDNS settings. So, I chose to get DNS settings from ISP instead of the default OpenDNS entries. The router seems to work fine without OpenDNS and I don't use the Genie as the Genie doesn't serve any purpose. I know that OpenDNS offers much more features than what the router offers. I know you can block sites on this router and I know you can turn off the wireless radios but it is not the same as what Linksys and Asus offers on there routers.  I don't know that block sites by keyword or domain is actually working. I have set the 2.4 band to turn off at 9pm and I know that works.  I only wish I could set a time schedule instead of turning off the band. I like to have more control to block access to a device on an hourly basis instead of the whole band turning off.  I know that any device on the 2.4 band will block wifi access after certain time. 

I am using my iPod Touch and Kindle Fire as a test devices. Both devices are on the 2.4 band. I did add both devices to the Address Reservation. On the router, I have the following entries as Keywords to be blocked:  Facebook, Youtube, Netflix, Twitter, etc.. and all of them are set as PER SECHEDULE. I have the Schedule set as Days to Block as EVERYDAY.  I am in Eastern time zone and of course I set the Time of day to Block (24 hour) as start 11:00 and 12:00 end. Using my Kindle Fire and iPod, I tried to access all of the keyword entries and of course I can access each site on the browser and App.  WOW!  I was hoping to be blocked on both devices but I am not surprised.  Next, I tried HTTPs site and after I hit Apply, I was still able to access that site.  I understand that home routers don't block HTTPs traffic.  Next, I deleted the Keyword Facebook and hit Apply and put the entry in set to ALWAYS. Again I still was able to access FB on both devices.  Finally, I added Boston as a keyword and http://www.boston.com to the block sites.  Here are my results, 

1st attempt KF, both URL and Keyword - PASS

1st attempt iPod, both URL and Keyword - FAIL

2nd attempt KF- URL Boston- PASS, Keyword - FAIL

After seeing a pattern, I decided to end the testing and put the Netgear router on the shelf. I will let it collect dust and maybe get rid it.