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Help needed! Tech Savvy kids & wifi
I have parental controls set up on my modem. My daughter has figured out a work around. She resets the modem to default then unplugs the printer ethernet cable and plugs it into her laptop. She gets f...
From a purely technical standpoint, the solution would likely be to physically secure the modem/router.
Or you could get something similar to a Meraki, which although intended for business, is cloud managed and only works when it connects to the cloud (and it downloads the settings). If you hit reset on a Meraki, it will just get the settings that were in previously....
There may be some cloud managed devices that are similarly immune to people pressing reset.
Some parenting resources may have information about how to tackle this from another perspective, your daughter is highly unlikely to be the only child who does things like this.
From a purely technical standpoint, the solution would likely be to physically secure the modem/router.
Or you could get something similar to a Meraki, which although intended for business, is cloud managed and only works when it connects to the cloud (and it downloads the settings). If you hit reset on a Meraki, it will just get the settings that were in previously....
There may be some cloud managed devices that are similarly immune to people pressing reset.
Some parenting resources may have information about how to tackle this from another perspective, your daughter is highly unlikely to be the only child who does things like this.
- I'm afraid you're right. I just may have to pay for modem to be relocated. Was hoping for other options first.
I read about disabling the ethernet connection on her laptop so I tried it but it did nothing.
I've heard of meraki but I'm not that tech savvy and my friend who has it has issues with it competing with her wifi.
Yes, I know other parents with similar issues.
Thank you! The other option would be to downgrade her computer account to a standard user and yourself as an administrator, then limit the settings she can control. Depending on if she's using a Mac or PC, there are different types of parental controls available.
Windows 10: https://www.howtogeek.com/666985/how-to-use-parental-controls-in-windows-10/
- Thank you for your reply. My kids do NOT have admin rights. That would not be good! I'll have to test out microsoft family again but they found loopholes in that before. Same with qustodio and k9. Thanks for the links.
