# Ability to block managed user from remote access (time limited)

**URL:** <https://forums.plex.tv/t/ability-to-block-managed-user-from-remote-access-time-limited/646118>\
**Category:** Feature Suggestions\
**Created:** [October 23, 2020, 10:20am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/ability-to-block-managed-user-from-remote-access-time-limited/646118 "2020-10-23T10:20:00Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![Professor\_Jonny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/8e8cbc/32.png) [@Professor\_Jonny](https://forums.plex.tv/u/Professor_Jonny)\
**Post date:** [October 23, 2020, 10:20am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/ability-to-block-managed-user-from-remote-access-time-limited/646118/1 "2020-10-23T10:20:00Z")

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From what it looks like if is set up one of my kids phones as a managed user they have free will to log in when at school.

Can a managed user be made to be blocked between specific time frames and or blocked totally while allowing other managed users access if required.

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**Author:** ![OttoKerner](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/ottokerner/32/10079_2.png) [@OttoKerner](https://forums.plex.tv/u/OttoKerner)\
**Post date:** [October 23, 2020, 12:09pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/ability-to-block-managed-user-from-remote-access-time-limited/646118/2 "2020-10-23T12:09:38Z")

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A request for the same feature exists already, and it has more votes.

> [@Feature Idea - Limit times users can use plex // mod: access schedule](https://forums.plex.tv/t/feature-idea-limit-times-users-can-use-plex/92703/1):
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> Hey &nbsp; First off, love Plex. Love it so much I bought a server just for it to go on and currently have around 2,000 movies and TV shows running on it. Also have Plex Pass &nbsp; I'd love to see a feature to be able to restrict access to Plex at certain time. &nbsp; My kids both have Now TV boxes,installed with Plex. I'd like to be able to stop Plex working after say 8PM on school nights, and 10PM on weekends for example. &nbsp; I have tried this with my router, but as they are not accessing the internet…

Therefore this one is closed, to prevent spreading the votes across several threads, even though they vote for the same (or at least very similar thing).

Votes are given back to the users who voted on this request. Please think of re-voting in the other thread if you still want it.

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**Author:** ![OttoKerner](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/ottokerner/32/10079_2.png) [@OttoKerner](https://forums.plex.tv/u/OttoKerner)\
**Post date:** [October 23, 2020, 12:09pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/ability-to-block-managed-user-from-remote-access-time-limited/646118/3 "2020-10-23T12:09:43Z")

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