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How do I block a device from being seen by the internet while still being visible to those devices o
I have a device which can be connected to with ease when Access Control for it is turned off. When I go into Access Control(on mobile app as this feature is not available for some reason in the d...
If the firmware supports it, go to Advanced -> Security -> Block Services. Enter the IP address and the full range of ports from 1 to 65535 and choose both protocols (tcp & udp). This will block Internet access to the device but it will be accessible on the LAN to others.
PS. It's best to set a reserved DHCP IP address for this device
https://community.netgear.com/t5/x/x/m-p/2117565
> When I go into Access Control(on mobile app as this feature is not
> available for some reason in the desktop browser control) and click the
> radio button to disable internet for it, those on the LAN lose
> connectivity to it.
What, exactly, do you think that "Access Control" does? I shun
Netgear-supplied apps, so I know nothing, but the usual definition of
"Access Control" refers to access to the _router_, not access to the
Internet. If you block the printer's access to the router, then I would
not be amazed when other devices on your LAN can't talk to the printer.
> How do I block a device from being seen by the internet [...]
> What led you to believe that your (unspecified) "an wireless(wifi) HP
> printer" _can_ be "seen by the internet"? Is there some actual problem
> which you are trying to solve?
Still mysteries.
> I should be able to simply block devices from accessing the WAN.
> There's a fundamental difference between "being seen by the internet"
> and "accessing the WAN".
Still true.
> Where/how do I do this?
Already answered. Whether the procedure meets your criterion of
"simply" is unknown to me.
_Why_ you're trying to do any of this also remains a mystery.
> I could do this with ease on DDWrt or OpenWrt.
What, exactly, is "this"? Block incoming connections to the printer,
or block outgoing connections from the printer?
Different firmware is different.
> [...] Your advice to RTFM can go jump in a lake.
I decline to accept responsibility for your determination to remain
ignorant.
> If the firmware supports it, [...]
> Already answered. Whether the procedure meets your criterion of
> "simply" is unknown to me.
"Already answered" twice now. Whether that's enough is yet another
mystery.