IP Address is the address to guide friends to your house by giving them a combination of numbers and letters. It works that connected internet to assign a unique IP address.A device’s IP address allows the device to interact with, receive information from, and otherwise contact other devices and networks on the internet.
Here the step to block an Ip Address for Windows Users:
1.Locate Website to Block:
Open your internet browser and locate the website you want to block. Highlight and copy everything that comes after the “www” in the web address.
2.Open Command Prompt:
Navigate to your start menu and open “Command Prompt (Admin).” Paste the website’s web address into the first line of code. Highlight and copy the IPv4 address. Return to your internet browser, paste it into the search bar, and press enter.
3.Open Windows Firewall:
Open the start menu. Locate “Control Panel.” From there, find “Windows Firewall.” Open it.
4.Advanced Settings + Windows Inbound Rules:
With Windows Firewall opens, locate and click on “Advanced settings” on the left of the screen. Then, locate “Inbound Rules,” which should also be found near the top left of the screen.
5.New Rule:
With the New Rule tab open, select the “Custom” option and press “Next.” Advance by pressing Next two more times, until you arrive at a window which asks “Which remote IP addresses does this rule apply to?” Click the option that reads, “These IP Addresses.”
6. Add IP Addresses:
Click on the “Add…” button. From there, you can paste the website’s IP address (or any other IP address) into the box that reads “This IP address or subnet:” Repeat this process, adding all IP addresses you wish to block. Once they’re added, click “Next” at the bottom of the screen.
7.Block:
Three options should appear on the next page. The bottom option will read “Block the connection.” Click this and advance to a page which prompts you to “Name,” the blocked IP addresses. After you’ve named it, press Next until the “Finish” bar appears. Click Finish.
8. Repeat Process with “Outbound Rules”:
Return to the Advanced settings window and repeat the process you completed under “Inbound Rules” with “Outbound Rules.”
Once steps 1-8 are complete, the IP address or addresses that you’ve isolated will be blocked from your network.