Scheduled Internet Block

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Sean

• March 20, 2024 14:49

I'm a new Firewalla user and an IT professional, so far I'm really happy with it...

I'm using rules to block internet to kids devices a certain times of the day which is working, however I was hoping that it would trigger the "Internet Block" button to turn on. That way if my wife or I want to temporarily override it we could easily turn it off.

Is there any way either through the UI or using a custom script to trigger the Internet Block button instead of using a firewall rule? I'm comfortable with SSH and Linux if it helps and would be happy with a CRON job to do this.

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  Firewalla

  • March 20, 2024 15:41

  • tap on devices
  • find kid device
  • and scroll pass the live throughput, you will see the first round button "Internet" 
  • tap on that to block

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  Sean

  • March 20, 2024 15:53

  Yes exactly, I'd love a way to script that to turn on/off at a specific time each day instead of using a scheduled firewall rule. I know how to do it manually.

  Asking a different way, I see when I press the button it creates a new rule and then deletes it when I turn the block off. So when I create a scheduled rule, it would be nice if makes the Internet button show that traffic is blocked. This is for kids devices and I'll often go in and allow extra internet time for various reasons.

  I'm just curious if there's a way to automate the button through a shell command, as an alternative to creating a firewall rule. The end goal is to easily see that the internet is blocked and then easily unblock it.

  (also trying to make it easier for my wife who's a bit less interested in this stuff)

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