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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? ...
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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.

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    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.

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        kurak38
        Aspirant
        May 01, 2023

        yeah I tried Nighthawk app and it has toggle to turn off internet for given devices but it does map to main Access Control panel and blocks devices from local communication as well 😞