How to block Google Play using Application Firewall

Description

This article describes how to block play.google.com using Application Firewall.

Resolution

  • Login to the SonicWall Management GUI
  • Navigate to the Firewall | Match Objects page ( In older SonicOS firmware, this page would be under Application Firewall | Match Objects)
  • Click on Add New Match Object to open the Add/Edit Match Object window.
  • Enter the following information and click on OK.

  • Navigate to the Firewall | App Rules page.
  • Click on the Add New Policy button to open the Edit App Control Policy window.
  • Enter the following information and click on OK.

  • Enable the check-box Enable App Rules.


Testing:

From a host behind the SonicWall try to access play.google.com and you will get the following error in the web-browser:

The following messages will be logged in the SonicWall under Log | View

 

 

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