A Detailed Guide on How to Ban TikTok from Router Settings

“How to ban TikTok from router settings? My kids are addicted to the app and I don’t want them to use it anymore!”

As I stumbled upon this question about banning TikTok by a concerned parent, I realized that a lot of other people also encounter a similar situation. While TikTok is a popular social media platform, it can be pretty addictive. The good thing is that just like any other social media app, it can also be restricted. If you also wish to ban TikTok on a router, then you can just follow this simple guide.

• Part 1: Is it Worth Banning TikTok?
• Part 2: How to Ban TikTok from Router Settings via Domain Name or IP Address
• Bonus: Directly Ban TikTok on a Router

Part 1: Is it Worth Banning TikTok?

TikTok is already used by millions of people and a lot of them even earn a livelihood from it. Therefore, before you consider banning TikTok from your router settings, I would recommend considering its pros and cons.

Pros of banning TikTok

• Your kids might be addicted to TikTok and this will help them spend time on other important things.
• Although TikTok has strict guidelines, your kids might get exposed to any indecent content.
• Just like any other social media platform, they can also encounter cyber-bullying on TikTok.

Cons of banning TikTok

• A lot of kids use TikTok to express their creative side and its limited use can be good for them.
• The app can also help them learn new things or spike their interest in different fields.
• It can also be a good way to relax and refresh their mind every now and then.
• Even if you ban TikTok, chances are that they might get addicted to any other app later on.

Part 2: How to Ban TikTok from Router Settings via Domain Name or IP Address

It doesn’t matter which brand of network or router you have, it is pretty easy to ban TikTok on a router. For this, you can take the assistance of OpenDNS. It a freely available Domain Name System manager that would let you set filters on any website based on its URL or IP address. You can create your OpenDNS account for free and configure your router with it. To learn how to ban TikTok from router settings via OpenDNS, just follow these steps:

Step 1: Add the OpenDNS IP on your Router

These days, most of the routers already use the OpenDNS IP to configure their connection. If your router is not configured, then you can do it manually as well. For this, go to the web-based Admin Portal of your router and log-in to your account. Now, go to the DNS option and set the following IP address for its IPv4 protocol.

• 208.67.222.222
• 208.67.220.220

Step 2: Set up your OpenDNS Account

Once that is done, you can go to the official website of OpenDNS and log-in to your account. In case you don’t have an OpenDNS account, then you can just create a new account from here.

After successfully logging in on your OpenDNS account, go to its Settings and choose to add a network. Here, the dynamic IP address would automatically be assigned by your network provider. You can just verify it and click on “Add this Network” to configure your network with OpenDNS servers.

Step 3: Ban TikTok from Router Settings

That’s it! Once your network is mapped with OpenDNS, you can block any website or app. For this, you can first select your network from the OpenDNS web portal and choose to manage it.

Now, go to the Web Content Filtering section from the sidebar to set up automatic filters. From here, you can click on the “Add Domain” button that is listed in the “Manage Individual Domains” section. You can now manually add the URL or the IP address of TikTok servers that you wish to block.

Here is a complete list of all the domain names and IP addresses related to TikTok that you can manually add to the ban-list on your router.

Domain Names to ban TikTok on a router

• v16a.tiktokcdn.com
• ib.tiktokv.com
• v16m.tiktokcdn.com
• api.tiktokv.com
• log.tiktokv.com
• api2-16-h2.musical.ly
• mon.musical.ly
• p16-tiktokcdn-com.akamaized.net
• api-h2.tiktokv.com
• v19.tiktokcdn.com
• api2.musical.ly
• log2.musical.ly
• api2-21-h2.musical.ly

IP Addresses to ban TikTok on a router

• 161.117.70.145
• 161.117.71.36
• 161.117.71.33
• 161.117.70.136
• 161.117.71.74
• 216.58.207.0/24
• 47.89.136.0/24
• 47.252.50.0/24
• 205.251.194.210
• 205.251.193.184
• 205.251.198.38
• 205.251.197.195
• 185.127.16.0/24
• 182.176.156.0/24

That’s it! Once you have added the relevant domain names and IP addresses to the list, simply click on the “Confirm” button to ban TikTok from router settings.

Bonus: Directly Ban TikTok on a Router

Apart from using OpenDNS, you can directly ban TikTok on a router as well. This is because these days most of the routers are already configured with a DNS server that lets us manage them easily.

For D-link Routers

If you are using a D-link router, then just visit its web-based portal and log-in to your network account. Now, go to its advanced settings and visit the “Web Filtering” option. Here, you can choose to deny services and enter the above-listed URLs and IP addresses of TikTok to block the app on your network.

For Netgear Routers

In case you are using a Netgear router, then to go its admin portal’s website, and visit its advanced settings > web filters > block sites. This will let you add keywords, domain names, and IP addresses related to TikTok to ban it.

For Cisco Routers

Lastly, Cisco router users can also go to their web portal and visit the security > access control list option. This will open a dedicated interface where you can enter the above-listed domain names and IP addresses of TikTok.

There you go! I’m sure that after reading this guide, you would be able to ban TikTok from router settings. The easiest way to do this is by using OpenDNS or directly blacklisting the TikTok domain and IP address from your router settings. You can give these tips and tricks a try to ban TikTok on a router and restrict the use of the app on your network pretty easily.