I have an ASUS GT-AX11000 Pro router. Due to my kid's juvenile delinquent actions we have to monitor/control his usage. So I made a separate 2.4Ghz virtual LAN for his use that I turn on/off as needed. Also on the 2.4 Ghz radio on that router is my IoT for all my Alexa/Echo controlled lights and things. Every time I update his settings (turn it on or off or set a time limit) and APPLY the changes, my IoT lights go crazy or lose connection.

I'd prefer to keep him on the 2.4 Ghz LAN as well as the IoT HAS to be on 2.4. I use the 5 Ghz for me and my wife. Is there any way to partition the 2.4 Ghz to keep the IoT on one side (it's already on a separate VLAN) and the kid access on another?

Thanks.

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Posted by Tiger_n_Texas

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Posted on 5/12/25 at 5:56 am to NASA_ISS_Tiger

Can you configure the guest account for him to use? I don't know if applying changes to the guest account will cause the 2.4 radio to reset and spaz out your IoT accessories. Could be worth trying?

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Posted by LemmyLives

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Posted on 5/12/25 at 7:14 am to NASA_ISS_Tiger

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juvenile delinquent actions

Nice!

It sounds like it's a behavior of the ASUS software, although if you're using the time scheduler in AIprotectpro, it explicitly wants the MAC address of the device you're trying to control. That should have insulated any of the other clients (IoT) from being impacted. If you block his client from the Network Map tab, does that also mess with the IoT devices?

A duct tape alternative could be to hang a used, old router off of a switch port the AX11000 (preferably hardwired somewhere else). Make that network just for your delinquent, and it won't impact IoT at all.

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Posted by Dallaswho

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Posted on 5/12/25 at 7:26 am to LemmyLives

Yep. Doesn’t look like that router accepts any common third party firmware so the easiest solution is to throw another router behind it. Would give more control options, leave you with a stable MAC address to filter, and also prevent them from using uPnP which is mostly associated with other nefarious activities. It would also add a “manual’ control option to go with whatever automations you may have in place.

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Posted by notsince98