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[johsm67]

Hi,

Spotted another issue!
Hopefully there will be some one correcting this in a new firmware or something!?

If you do want to block a client (let's say one of your kids) from using the internet between
22:00 (11:00 PM) to 07:00 (7:00 AM)
You do create a scheduling rule for that and use it in "Network filtering", then adding the PC's MAC address to block the client access using that particular schedule!

Problem 1
You can't schedule something starting one day and ending another day, it must be on the same day!
(00:00-23:59)

Then i thougt, fine I just create 2 scheduling rules then!
I Created one between 22:00-23:59 and another one between 00:00-07:00

Problem 2
You can't add a MAC address to be blocked more than once in the "Network filter/MAC Filtering rules" setup! (To use more than one scheduling rule to block a particular client!)

D-Link support adviced that instead of blocking the client, create a rule that only allow it access between 07:00-22:00!  My question was then, is it only the specified PC's MAC address that will be blocked?
"Sure" they told me!

Problem 3
All clients are then blocked by default! Except the one you only granted access between 07:00-22:00!
This means you would need to add all clients MAC addresses to the router using a separate schedule that allows them access 00:00-23:59 Otherwise you will be out of luck!

This must be changed!
I can't update all the MAC addresses for visiting friends etc, there is also a limit to the number of entries in that list!

D-Link would need to solve this issue to schedule a rule for example between 22:00-07:00 or at least you would need to be able to add the same MAC address to more than one schedule in the settings!

So D-LINK Pleeeeease!
Give us an new firmware that updates"Scheduling/MAC Blocking" and the "External Syslog Server" problems.

/Johan

[johsm67]

My suggestion was to correct this issue by some of the following options in a future firmware change:

- Make it possibile to add a client MAC address to more than one schedule in the filtering (blocking) menu.
- Change the scheduling to have a start time and end time on diffrent weekdays, as a possibility.
- Add a network filtering rule to have an option to allow a MAC address at a specific time and block it on
  all other times, without blocking any other MAC addresses.

D-Link Support Answer:

Hi

We are a support departement, any changes in the products design is not something we have control over. We can however make a request on such features, but there are not guarantees that our product planners choose to implement them. So what we will do is forward your request to the developers in Taiwan. If your proposed change will be implemented is however out of the supports hands.

/J