4.9.0 - Parental controls needs a manual mac address input

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Hi,

Just installed the 4.9.0 release on flint 2 and appreciate the simplified parental controls. However there are 2 legacy parts missing from the new feature set that were indispensable for me:

  1. Entering a profile device by mac address - I used the parent controls to lock inconsiderate devices from acquiring unwanted updates, sharing personal files and allowing indirect access to the web for my kids (I’m looking at you qnap). There would be no way no for me to specify the device before it connects and wreaks havoc on my carefully protected, static configuration in the 4.9 parental controls.
  2. Disable internet access for devices without a profile. Related to the above, very useful for mass blocking iot or cloud connected devices before appropriate configuration. This feature allowed for connection to the network (via the allow list feature that I also use), but blocks the internet connection for the device while I configure it.

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I would hope these features can be added in future updates, as pre-configuring firewall rules for so many devices on a home network is an onerous task.

Thanks for reading

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Hi,

Sorry for the late reply.

And thank you for your suggestion.
We'll discuss it with our product team to see whether these features can be added back in a future release.

In the meantime, could you clarify why the Allowlist feature doesn't meet your requirements?