Even less expensive would be a used Linksys with DD-WRT... but that's a little-more complicated, too.
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Browse All TopicsI'm looking to install a consumer-level access point (hopefully one under $100) that enables me to restrict all IP traffic by time... I'm doing this for a parent that would like to essentially shut off internet access, both Web and IM during a certain stretch of time during the day.
Does anyone have a recommendation?
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by: Darr247Posted on 2009-01-16 at 13:45:00ID: 23397727
Check out the DIR-628 - http://www.dlink.com/produ cts/?pid=6 70 uct/Produc t.aspx? Ite m=N82E1683 3127254 roducts/vi ew.asp?pro ductid=DIR -628 y/dir628/M anual/ dir6 28_manual_ 120.zip
$75 at newegg - http://www.newegg.com/Prod
Support - http://support.dlink.com/p
Manual - ftp://ftp.dlink.com/Gatewa
It has a scheduler for the wireless section as well as access control rules that can be set to block by IP (including ranges, e.g. from 0.0.0.0 through 255.255.255.255 and ports 0-65535) and/or by URL, or allow/block only local (LAN) access.
Is that what you had in mind?