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Rsan

2022-06-08 20:26:40 - last edited 2022-06-09 00:49:31

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old router in AP mode

2022-06-08 20:26:40 - last edited 2022-06-09 00:49:31

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Hey,

I am using an old asus router in AP mode. the issue is I have no parental controls when connected to this AP but I get parental controls when connected to the TP wifi router. is this normal? Is the TP router not able to perform parental controls via the AP router? I thought the router being in AP mode meant the main router would handle all traffic.

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Riley_S

2022-06-09 00:15:25 - last edited 2022-06-09 00:49:31

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Re:old router in AP mode

2022-06-09 00:15:25 - last edited 2022-06-09 00:49:31

@Rsan,

This appears to be the expected operation of the parental controls when using an Access Point. I would assume that this would be due to the main router not being able to properly identify network devices due to how APs work. The differences for TP-Link routers when put into access point mode, which should be the same for other brands are:

	Router Mode	Wireless Access Point Mode
Parental Controls	Yes	No
Access Controls	Yes	No
Bandwidth Controls	Yes	No
QoS	Yes	No
NAT Forwarding	Yes	No
IPv6	Yes	No
VPN	Yes	No
LED Control (Night Mode)	Yes	Yes
Time Settings (NTP Server)	Yes	Yes
WiFi Schedule	Yes	Yes
Auto Reboot	Yes	Yes
USB Sharing	Yes	Yes
Guest Network	Yes	Yes

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