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Disable Live Parental Controls button
I have setup netgear genie which seems good on the surface, but my kids just figured out another weakness. There is a netgear genie icon on the desktop. Click it, select parental controls and low and behold, there is the button that says "Disable Live Parental Controls". No password required. Even though they cannot change my custom settings, they finally found the button. Is there a setup option that will make this accessible only via password? The other one that kills me (which I have posted before) for which there seems to be no solution is that if I turn on blocking at a certain time, if they are in the site currently, it doesn't actively block. I have to reboot the router for the blocking to start. I thought it would actively kill sessions. Between these two flaws, I feel like there is not really any security (yeah... I know. Like there really ever was anyway). But I am trying!Solved8.3KViews0likes5Comments
Advanced Settings not working
Hi, I have a problem to open "Advanced Settings" in my R6400 Router, it's like this from beginning (I remember it worked once for me after some firmware update), when I click on this it showes totally nothing (basic works fine). I've tried to enter settings from many different devices (PC, laptops, phones etc.), factory reset, cookies cleaning and logging via different browsers (Chrome, Firefox, Opera, Edge) also don't working. It's an big issue for me for example I can't turn off the lights from router which is really annoying and what is more annoying I can't swtich any advanced settings so basically I don't know how to solve this and I'm waiting for any magical advice.Solved
WPS setting "Keep Existing Wireless Settings"
What is this? I find the documentation inadequate. "Keep Existing Wireless Settings This shows whether the router is in the WPS configured state. If this option is not selected, adding a new wireless client will change the router's wireless settings to an automatically generated random SSID and security key. In addition, if this option is selected, some external registrars (e.g., Network Explorer on Windows 7) might not see the router. Configuring basic wireless settings from the router's management GUI selects this option automatically." I have unclecked (cleared) the "Enable Router's PIN" checkbox. WPS should now be disabled. What role does "Keep Existing Wireless Settings" play now? It is checked (enabled). Should I clear it? Why?Solved8.8KViews0likes2Comments