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Block a device from internet?
I want my surveillance camera to access my network, but not have any access to the internet, inbound or outbound. The only thing I see that looks remotely related is the "Block Services" screen, but ...
if you don't know which ports your cams use, then block all ports by using 1-65535 as port range
i have it done for a few devices and it works here. they cannot get internet access, only LAN access
Are you sure about what you are asking. Most security cameras I am familar with want an Internet connection to update videos to "home".
myersw wrote:Are you sure about what you are asking. Most security cameras I am familar with want an Internet connection to update videos to "home".
Yes, I'm sure. My camera will save video on my NAS hard drive, and that's all that I want it to do. Connecting to its "home" is exactly what I want to block.
Find out where "home" is and block the site for your cameras.
> [...] I don't know what services or ports my device uses, [...]
With a description as detailed as "my surveillance camera", I have no
idea, either. But, if what you want is for it "not have any access to
the internet, inbound or outbound", then blocking all ports (1-65535)
would seem to be plausible.ADVANCED > Security > Block Services blocks outbound connections. By
default, inbound connections are blocked by the normal NAT functionlity.
(You'd need to enable something like port forwarding to allow incoming
connections.)My D7000[v1] (V1.0.1.70_1.0.1) has a predefined Service Type,
"Any(ALL)" for that purpose.
antinode wrote:ADVANCED > Security > Block Services blocks outbound connections. By
default, inbound connections are blocked by the normal NAT functionlity.
(You'd need to enable something like port forwarding to allow incoming
connections.)Thanks! Though if I have UPnP enabled, the device could presumably open an inbound port on its own, right?
