Parental control of ipads

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Wed Aug 30, 2017 10:32 am
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Parental control of ipads

Hi, anyone have any cool Idea of shut down iPads as a parent control from indigo.

I tried an iOS app called OurPact and from it I could shut down controlled devices, it would be cool if there was a way to do this from indigo somehow.




/Martin

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Wed Aug 30, 2017 12:24 pm
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Re: Parental control of ipads

Do you want to totally shut them down, or would just disabling the internet on them be good enough?

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Wed Aug 30, 2017 12:34 pm
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Re: Parental control of ipads

Total shutdown would be the preferd way, but disable internet is would be an option. I have UniFi wifi so maybe there is a way to connect those iPads to a separate network and turn that of.

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Thu Aug 31, 2017 12:34 am
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Re: Parental control of ipads

Have a look at the UniFi Controller API. You could put your kids iPads on their own SSID and disable that, or there might be a way to add a routing statement to 127.0.0.1

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Thu Aug 31, 2017 9:17 am
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Re: Parental control of ipads

I would check to see if they had Timed Access Control for unifi. You just designate what hours that particular mac address is allowed access. No need for a different SSID.


Also, I would suggest locking them instead of shutting down. Updates and backups will typically occur overnight when plugged in, connected to wifi and locked.

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