There is no parental controls on the nighthawk app. Whn i log into the router on my PC it says parental controls is NOT ENABLED. When i click parental controls it takes me to a netgear ad for netgear genie which is to outdated for my router.
Netgear has removed support for free parental controls from the Nighthawk App for mobile devices. It is also making it harder to enable parental controls in other ways.
If you haven't been there already, the first thing to try is the browser graphical user interface (GUI). This is the way into the router's controls with a wired connection from a PC.
An alternative is to begin with the desktop genie for your operating system.
Here too Netgear wants to kill off this useful tool and is hiding the usual landing pages for the software. If may still be on the support section for your hardware, feed in your model number here:
I bought the router last year but did not have my kid living with me. I wanted parental controls when he moved in so I bought a router that states it has parental controls (clearly says parental controls on the box I still have, also still states this on Netgear website). The router works ok (some drops), but now that I have to have parental controls, the router is worthless. Not paying the BS subscriptions to Netgear when I can buy a better router that offers even better parental control for about $200 (which is how many months of a Netgear subscription?)
I usually look at user guide documentation before buying something like a router. I did this with Netgear x10 ad2700 and there is a large section of the user guide dedicated to parental controls. Neatgear clearly does not care if their documentation is up-to-date. The main thing they want is for you to have to buy a new router that requires a subscription to parental controls. LOL
I usually look at user guide documentation before buying something like a router. I did this with Netgear x10 ad2700 and there is a large section of the user guide dedicated to parental controls. Neatgear clearly does not care if their documentation is up-to-date. The main thing they want is for you to have to buy a new router that requires a subscription to parental controls. LOL
The R9000 – the correct Model Number for what you mistakenly call the x10 ad2700 which is a wifi technology indicator that is also used by other brands – dates back to 2017. A lot has changed since then, not all of it under Netgear's control.
There have been around 25 firmware updates for this device. Many of these, like the latest, are Security Fixes. But they also add, remove and change features. These features are also tied to the various apps that are there to help users to manage their devices.
Netgear has modified Parental Controls, partly because they used to depend on a third party intermediary.
Was told that the R9000 only had support for OPENDNS on the router however that service thru NG was discontinued last Dec 2021.
However, I was also told that you could go to the OpenDNS site and setup an account there, then input OpenDNS dns addresses into the routers Internet/Use these DNS addresses here and the router will filter all items thru OpenDNS's services that way.
However, I was also told that you could go to the OpenDNS site and setup an account there, then input OpenDNS dns addresses into the routers Internet/Use these DNS addresses here and the router will filter all items thru OpenDNS's services that way.
you can still use OpenDNS with Netgear, but there are no parental controls other than very basic filtering, and if you use that filtering it is the same for everyone using the router, so it does not really provide function for addressing the needs of younger people vs adults both using the same router
"once your Netgear device has been registered with OpenDNS, you will be able to manage your setting in the parental control section of the Netgear Genie.
Problem is that Netgear Genie no longer has a "Parental Control" section as it has been disabled
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