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kurak38's avatar
kurak38
Aspirant
Apr 30, 2023

AC2400 how to disable internet on some devices

Hi,

I am trying to secure my ip camera in the house and I want to block them from accessing internet, so I can only connected to them when I VPN to home network. How do I achieve that with AC2400?

 

I tried Access Control, but it disabled device from communicating with any other device in the network and I want only disable talking to outside. Also tried Blocking Services but User Defined with range of ports, I don't know what Service Name to use and nothing works.

 

Thanks

Adam

5 Replies

  • microchip8's avatar
    microchip8
    Master
    Apr 30, 2023

    AC2400 is not a router model but a speed. What is your router model?
    Which firmware do you run? Not "the latest" but a version.

    As for blocking Internet;

    - Go to Advanced -> Security -> Block Services
    - Set Service Type to User Defined, set protocol to TCP/UDP
    - Set Start Port to 1 and End Port to 65535
    - Give a name to your device in "Serive Type/User Defined"
    - Enter its IP address. It's best to DHCP reserve an IP address to your device so it always gets the same one.

    • kurak38's avatar
      kurak38
      Aspirant
      Apr 30, 2023

      I have NETGEAR Nighthawk AC2400

      Firmware VersionV1.2.0.92_1.0.1

       

      About the setup that is what I did, as you described, but it does not add devices when I click Add:

      it shows dialog

      and then nothing pops on the list od blocked services

      • microchip8's avatar
        microchip8
        Master
        Apr 30, 2023

        Must be a bug in the firmware. I can confirm it works here, but I use a different router & firmware

         

        You can try using the Nighthawk app and pausing the Internet there.