# Feature Request: Country Level Blocking

**URL:** <https://forum.alta.inc/t/feature-request-country-level-blocking/3575>\
**Category:** Feature Requests\
**Tags:** geoip, router, feature-request\
**Created:** [November 5, 2024, 2:40pm UTC](https://forum.alta.inc/t/feature-request-country-level-blocking/3575 "2024-11-05T14:40:26Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
**Page:** 1

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**Author:** ![Quackers](https://forum.alta.inc/user_avatar/forum.alta.inc/quackers/32/2710_2.png) [@Quackers](https://forum.alta.inc/u/Quackers)\
**Post date:** [November 5, 2024, 2:40pm UTC](https://forum.alta.inc/t/feature-request-country-level-blocking/3575/1 "2024-11-05T14:40:26Z")

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. Country Level Blocking:

ALLOW ALL \* Default - nothing blocked  
ALLOW one or more countries =\> Any country not on the allow list is BLOCKED. LAN to WAN

Default is OUTBOUND TRAFFIC - Router to WAN

Option to ALLOW INBOUND from one or more countries WAN to LAN

Allow users to select from a list of countries, 1 or more countries to Block or allow.

for each option to state if traffic is IN/ OUT or BOTH.

at a minimum allow user to BLOCK outbound traffic to a list of countries

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**Author:** ![ebuckland81](https://forum.alta.inc/user_avatar/forum.alta.inc/ebuckland81/32/3446_2.png) [@ebuckland81](https://forum.alta.inc/u/ebuckland81)\
**Post date:** [January 13, 2026, 4:02pm UTC](https://forum.alta.inc/t/feature-request-country-level-blocking/3575/2 "2026-01-13T16:02:39Z")

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So, this one has just been released in Route10, firmware 1.4p:

> [@Route10 Firmware 1.4p Released!](https://forum.alta.inc/t/route10-firmware-1-4p-released/6392/1):
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> Add support for blocking based on IP lists, including specific countries and against malicious IP databases.

Although all features requested above might not yet be available.

🙂