How To Block Facebook, Youtube, Other Sites In Addition To Besides Permit Specific Users Alone On Mikrotik Routers

I cause got before posted on how to block Utorrent users on yournetwork. But inwards this tutorial nosotros are going to encounter to a greater extent than features of MikroTik Firewall every bit a safety tool.

So inwards this tutorial nosotros are going to occupation these features to block unwanted websites. 

In every network at that spot are times it may hold upwardly your requirement to block whatever website similar Facebook, YouTube, Pornographic site together with so on.

 To these task, all you’re expected to exercise is to exercise Firewall Rules that volition driblet whatever connexion to these websites through your MikroTik Router.

Let me assume that correct straight off you lot cause got this chore to perform, so am going to move you lot through all the steps simply proceed reading together with delight pay attending to each line.

You volition demand to empathize that MikroTik Firewall performs these operational blocking of website using Filter Rules which you lot created.

These rules tin flaming hold upwardly every bit Chain value, Source Address, Destination Address, Protocol type, Source Port, Destination Port, Layer7 Protocol value etc. to gibe conditions.

Before these rules takes resultant Action purpose volition demand to hold upwardly applied, which volition acts every bit solely driblet activity to block whatever website, or allow to allow websites.

If these activity purpose of a Filter Rule is matched, MikroTik Firewall volition driblet that connection. So, whatever user cannot access that website through MikroTik Router.

MikroTik Firewall has all the features to to block whatever website amongst non solely source address or goal address. It tin flaming also utilize the Layer7 Protocol  to gibe URL together with so perform these operations.

For instance allow us block  Facebook, together with YouTube Traffic on our MikroTik Router.

Before nosotros kickoff nosotros volition exercise  Layer7 Protocol, thus it is what volition hold upwardly used to filter the site past times matching it’s keyword.

So nosotros volition kickoff past times loging into our mikrotik winbox.

Then click on IP > Firewall together with so click on Layer7 Protocols

Click on PLUS SIGN (+) to exercise a novel Layer7 Protocol.

 New window volition appear.

Put a meaningful refer such every bit Facebook inwards Name input box.

Now put  (facebook.com). or whatever other site you lot wishing to block.

Then click on Apply together with OK.

Similarly, if you lot wishing to block YouTube, exercise measuring 4, five together with half dozen but alter facebook.com amongst youtube.com similar (youtube.com). You tin flaming set whatever keyword such every bit sex, porn etc.

We cause got successfully created our Layer7 Protocols which volition hold upwardly used inwards Filter Rule to block unwanted sites.

 The adjacent affair nosotros volition exercise is to exercise our Firewall Filter Rule.

We volition kickoff the configuration past times clicking on the Filter Rules tab together with so click on  (+).

New Firewall Rule window volition look now.

In General tab, direct forwards from Chain dropdown menu.

Hence nosotros are blocking all users We  volition teach out  both Src. Address together with Dst. Address, but inwards the case  you lot wishing to block  a specific user,the type inwards the IP address inwards Src. Address input box or if you lot wishing to block for an IP block, set that IP block inwards the Src. Address input box.

Click on Protocol dropdown carte du jour together with direct 6(tcp)

Put port 80,443 inwards Port input box. Value should hold upwardly coma separated.

Click on Advanced tab together with so direct your Layer7 Protocol that you lot created before from Layer7 Protocol dropdown menu.

After so nosotros volition  click on Action tab together with direct driblet from Action dropdown menu.

Click Apply together with OK.

So straight off nosotros cause got successfully created a Rule to block website. together with that is all your demand to block users from access these websites.

Now you lot volition must hold upwardly aware that inwards so many organizations, non everyone nosotros volition hold upwardly deprived of website such every bit Facebook, YouTube etc.

In this minute occupation am going to present you lot how to allow or so specific user to your blocked website.

To exercise the to a higher house operation, click on Filter Rules tab together with so click on  (+) to exercise a novel Filter Rule. New Firewall Rule window volition look now.

In General tab, direct forwards from Chain dropdown menu.

Put your user’s IP address which volition hold upwardly allowed to access blocked website inwards Address input box.

Click on Protocol dropdown carte du jour together with direct 6(tcp)

Put port 80,443 inwards Port input box.

Click on Advanced tab together with so direct your Layer7 Protocol which volition hold upwardly allowed for the user from Layer7 Protocol dropdown menu.

Now click on Action tab together with direct convey from Action dropdown menu.

Click Apply together with OK.

Click concur together with Drag the allowed dominion upper before dropped rule. Otherwise, allowed user volition teach nether dropped rule. So cannot access to desired website.

So this is how you lot teach almost blocking together with allowing users from accessing or so sites on your network when your working amongst mikrotik routers.

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