Hability to block sites/apps for the whole network?
Hello,
I have been using the Deco routers/mesh for a while now, and everything has been working fine.
Except for one very basic and, for what I can see, common need: To be able to block stuff on all the network, without having to add devices to the Parental Control Profiles.
And the problem is not that that doesn't work. It does, in my experience. But now, with most of the devices using some sort of "anonymizer" for the MAC address, the Profiles are useless. The user can simply change the MAC Address and that's it. And yes, one can disable that from the devices... but I also can add some parental controls to each device, or spend some money on some parental control app for the devices... but that doesn't fix this basic need on a modern router.
So, having a "Default" profile for all the network, or simply a way to filter apps and sites from the whole network, is what is needed. And for what I can see, this has been a request for years and years. I wonder why TP-Link hasn't, apparently, done nothing about it?
Another option that doesn't fix the original problem, but would be somewhat a workaround would be to be able to block all unknown devices. So, if the user changes the MAC address, then the Deco network just rejects it. It's a different problem and solution, but would more or less work for the original need.
I haven't used the most recent Decos, but for what I can see this is the same? Actually it appears like my X60 has more features regarding to this than, for instance, the X55, which is newer. Apparently the X60 has no need to pay for the parental control to work, but the X55 does? I can't say I am sure, but I am not paying for the subscription right now.
I don't have a problem per-se in paying for the subscription service, if it does in fact solve this, but I can't see anything that makes me believe it's the case.
Thanks!