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Mandiliv
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Jan 02, 2022

RBR 750 Smart Parental Controls not working (bedtime)

I have had my Orbi system for about a month. With kids on holiday break, I kept noticing my Smart Parental Controls are not functioning entirely. Profiles are set. Devices are assigned. I get history info and see usage times. BUT, the bedtime is not functioning. The internet is not pausing for the devices in the profiles.

I’m new to Netgear land. I came from Google Wifi. Please be patient with me as I’m learning this more robust system.



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  • Mandiliv wrote:
    I have had my Orbi system for about a month. With kids on holiday break, I kept noticing my Smart Parental Controls are not functioning entirely. Profiles are set. Devices are assigned. I get history info and see usage times. BUT, the bedtime is not functioning. The internet is not pausing for the devices in the profiles.

    I’m new to Netgear land. I came from Google Wifi. Please be patient with me as I’m learning this more robust system.




    I have been having issues also with parental controls, mine do not funtion at all. I am unable to see any history on any device. I am also unable to pause any device whether it is time based or selecting to pause a device from the app.

    For the comment about setting static IPs it does not make a difference in any of the results. It does not work.

    Since you should be under 90 day support I would recommend contacting Netgear. I have had mine for almost a year. Hopefully a mod can see this and provide us input.

     

    RBR750

    V4.6.5.14_2.0.54

     


  • Mandiliv wrote:
    I have had my Orbi system for about a month. With kids on holiday break, I kept noticing my Smart Parental Controls are not functioning entirely. Profiles are set. Devices are assigned. I get history info and see usage times. BUT, the bedtime is not functioning. The internet is not pausing for the devices in the profiles.

    I’m new to Netgear land. I came from Google Wifi. Please be patient with me as I’m learning this more robust system.




    For those who are encountering this issue:
    After I factory reset my device SPC is working correctly again. I am able to pause and see device history.

     

    Note: If you backup your device settings, you will need to restore them prior to activating SPC though the Orbi app. I performed device setup through a web browser and then reconfigure the Orbi app to activate SPC.

    • Palvyre's avatar
      Palvyre
      Aspirant
      Are your bedtimes working? If I manually pause it works, but the bedtimes aren't doing anything.