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Parental Controls
Are parental controls coming to the XR500 Gaming Router?
Disappointing to say the least. My nighthawk is being used as a paperweight, I've switched to a completely different brand. Maybe next time they listen to the forum and brighten up. They are clearly not listening to their customer needs.
Sucks they didn’t even bother trying to address this. It’s a simple feature that most routers have. Just because it’s a gaming router doesn’t negate the need for controls. Especially since most of the people gaming are teens who need to have a hard disconnect times. I remember when I first got this router I saw the parental control feature in the description yet there was no real useful controls to be used, especially on the App. No way I would have purchased it otherwise. Very disappointed! I passed on newer WiFi 6 routers for this one and now definitely regretting it. Xfinity has one of the best apps out there, XFi, and when I “upgraded” from there’s to nighthawk I assumed theirs would be better. Guess price really isn’t everything in this market.
- It is currently in the firmware build for DumaOS 3.0 that has recently started beta. If you want to be apart of the next test batches then I'd recommend you sign up here: http://www.netgearinnovation.com/dumaos-beta/index.html once you're able to use it it will provide a perfect opportunity for you to provide us with feedback.
