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Netgear Parental Controls not blocking iMessages
Pausing internet with Netgear Parental Controls (Bedtime, Off Time, and manually pausing) successfully blocks http/s traffic but is allowing iMessages on wifi-only (NOT cell-enabled) Apple devices - iPod and Apple watch. I can't find a definitive answer, but this seems to show that "pausing internet" in the Orbi app / Parental Controls just means blocking ports 80, 443 and not all TCP/UDP ports.
Is blocking only these ports for browsing expected behavior for Parental Controls? (I would expect "pause internet" to mean ALL traffic, but that doesn't seem to be the case.)
My environment:
(1) RBR50 router
(2) RBS50 satellites
Firmware: v2.7.3.22
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I don't believe that that can be done from a cell phone perpective. iMessage maybe using something different.
I'm not looking to do anything from a cell phone perspective. I'm looking to block internet traffic with the parental controls "pause internet" feature. It's only partially blocking internet traffic.
I agree entirely that "no internet" should mean NO internet. The Wikipedia article on iMessage states that each device opens a connection to the Apple Service using a proprietary protocol.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IMessage
I do not recall seeing any technical explanation of how Smart Parental Controls function. Not blocking iMessage would seem to be a big gap in terms of "control".
