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Hi all. Please advise how to block a website (YouTube/FaceBook, etc) on a Ruckus ZD1112 ZoneDirector?

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Website access restriction required.

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unknown

Unless I've missed the feature in the last 4 years of usage this is not something you can do with a ZD.

It configures your APs, creates WLAN, allows/restricts clients, allocates bandwidth and frequencies, schedules and numerous other useful bits but upstream Internet sites is proxy/webfiltering stuff not ZD.

There might be some highly creative workaround...but that's for the clever folk to comment on.

unknown

Thanks Max. Much appreciated.

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IF these feature is included than it would be surely of a great sell value . BUt than it will increase complications in the device and Ruckus would need additional expertise for the Firewall Features . this could change the focus form Wifi . Hence I feel that Ruckus should continue to do its work on Wifi only .

unknown

Good point Shrenik. Would still be a good feature, especially in an educational environment.

unknown

Yes, I agree with you. I'm working in a school and I was looking for a way to block services like whatsapp, facebook, youtube, instagram and so on.
I found how to block facebook and instagram by configuring application denial policies. It is very straightforward. However, I could not block whatsapp and youtube in the same way. I tried also to block the services by using port based rules and by following these guides https://github.com/ukanth/afwall/wiki/HOWTO-blocking-WhatsApp and https://stackoverflow.com/questions/9342782/is-there-a-way-to-get-all-ip-addresses-of-youtube-to-blo.... without success.
Any suggestions?
Thank you

unknown

Hi,
I solved by using filtering at DNS level. In particular, I'm using openDNS free service https://www.opendns.com/home-internet-security/ that allows fine-grade blocking or preconfigured filtering at DNS level without any fee.
On the ZD you have only to change the DNS IP to 208.67.222.222 208.67.220.220
Best Regards

unknown

Typically this stuff is hashed out at the firewall level, not the wireless equipment level. Otherwise it'd be stuck only blocking wireless devices.

unknown

Hi,
as I said in a previous post, I solved by using filtering at DNS level. In particular, I'm using openDNS free service https://www.opendns.com/home-internet-security/ that allows fine-grade blocking or preconfigured filtering at DNS level without any fee.
On the ZD you have only to change the DNS to 208.67.222.222 208.67.220.220
If you do not have a firewall this is simple and cheap solution. Moreover, you can set the same DNS on the DHCP of wired network.

lukas_josuhn

... which is a very basic solution. If a client/student is so intelligent to set his DNS server to e.g. 8.8.8.8 (google public dns) your restriction is circumvented. And my students are a lot smarter than that

. Btw. every proxy application will still work.

unknown

Why would someone have the money for a ZD but not a firewall?