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Parental controls
I purchased a XR300 recently, and downloaded the NightHawk app. The app says on the App Store there is parental controls available, but my app only shows the Device manager, Speeds, WiFi settings, guest WiFi, traffic meter and Support, but no second page or list with parental controls, network map, and security. What do I need to do to get these? I’m particularly interested in parental controls on the app to schedule WiFi times. Do I need another app? I tried the older Genie, but it’s not supported on the XR300 and was re-routed to the Nighthawk app. Can anyone help me out.
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- I'm not sure about the app itself but you may need to access the web interface for these. On the interface go to Settings > Advanced Settings > Advanced Wireless and you can control the WiFi schedule there. Device Manager has the network map where you can block devices as you want.
That's not per-device though, correct? It's blanket policy per WLAN.
- Yes that's right. There will be more powerful controls like that in the next update 3.0. I'd recommend you sign up for the beta if you haven't already so you could give it a try when available http://www.netgearinnovation.com/dumaos-beta/index.html
