How to Disable a Device on Your Network

In this video, I'll show you how to disable or "pause" individual devices on your home network. Now my instructions are specific to Xfinity, but the general idea is the same on other services. Now let's get started
0:27 - Prerequisite
A prerequisite to this video is that you need to have admin access to your home network. This means that you need to know how to login to your home network. You would have most likely logged in when your internet service was installed and/or when you changed your Wifi name and password.
0:55 - Use Case
Now let's talk about why you might find this useful. An example could be that you have a dependent in your home and your are limiting their video streaming or gaming time. The specific example I'm going to use in this video is disabling streaming to a Roku TV.
1:33 - How To Pause
Now let's get into how to disable a device on your network.
It takes about a minute to 3 minutes for the video streaming to stop. The watcher doesn't get a message that says that you've paused their internet access.
3:18 - How to Unpause
Now that we've paused their internet, let's turn back on their internet streaming. Hit unpause and in about 30 seconds, internet will start streaming again.

[@gunakarkarn]

Thanks Caroline!

[@dauh00]

Thanks Caroline, super happy with my alexa playing my own music thanks to you, will you take on Chat gpt in the near future

[@rainynight02]

I hav eno way to "login" to my network. No options to payae or unpause or anything.
Two of my devices are just perpetually blocked from the internet.

[@jamesharris6062]

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[@rainynight02]

Why were my devices "paused" to begin with?! I didn't do it!
Didn't have these issues until after the power went out last week.