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Router R6250 Can not turn off access to specific device and parental controls working terrible
My son has gotten addicted to video watching and keeps on watching whole night when we are sleeping affecting his daily routine.
I ideally want to use different parental control per device, bu...
Hi sudhirkd,
Welcome to the community!
1. The LPC (Live Parental Controls) settings may not take effect immediately after configuration. Please make sure that the steps on link below are followed.
http://kb.netgear.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/25687
2. Have you tested the Access Control feature? If not, you may refer to page 97 of the user manual linked below.
http://www.downloads.netgear.com/files/GDC/R6250/R6250_UM_13Apr2015.pdf?cid=community
3. What you can try is use a combination of features: Address reservation, Schedule, and Block Services.
First, you can do Address Reservation for your kids devices and set them on a range (i.e. 192.168.1.2-192.168.1.10). Steps are linked below.
http://kb.netgear.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/24091
Second, set a schedule (i.e. 22:00 to 06:00). Steps are linked below.
http://kb.netgear.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/24055
Third, set to block all services. Steps are linked below.
http://kb.netgear.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/24054
Regards,
Dexter
Community Team