Configuring Redport Optimizer to allow Whatsapp and other Apps via Satellite

Configuring Redport Optimizer to allow Whatsapp and other Apps via Satellite


Configuring Optimizer to allow Whatsapp:


Below are the instructions on configuring WhatsApp (an example)

  1. Connect to the Optimizer's Wifi network. (ie: wxa-223-56fe, etc)
  2. Once connected open up a web-browser and navigate to http://192.168.10.1.
    1. The Optimizer's webpage should come up. Login with the username superadmin and password webxaccess.
  3. Once logged in go the 'Network' tab at the top of the page. Then proceed to go to the 'Firewall' tab. Finally go to the 'IPSet' tab.
  4. Once there you will be adding two IPSets.
    1. IP Set Name: whatsapp1, action = pass, priority = high, value = whatsapp.com
    2. IP Set Name: whatsapp2, action = pass, priority = high, value = whatsapp.net
  5. Once you've added them click on 'Save & Apply'
  6. Navigate to the Firewall > Firewall Rules tab. Check the checkbox for the 'DNS' rule (not the PASS DNS rule mind you). Then click on 'Save & Apply'.
  7. Then go to the Network > 'DHCP and DNS' tab. Under General Settings we're going to be adding new DNS forwardings. You need to add the following forwarding entries:
    1. /whatsapp.com/8.8.8.8
    2. /whatsapp.com/8.8.4.4
    3. /whatsapp.net/8.8.8.8
    4. /whatsapp.net/8.8.4.4
  8. Once you've done that click on 'Save & Apply'
  9. Then navigate to the 'Resolv and Hosts Files' tab.
  10. Once there check the option 'Ignore Resolve File'.
  11. Once you've done that click on 'Save & Apply' and then WhatsApp should be working through the Optimizer!

Additional Applications that can be allowed following the same steps:

Dropbox:
      Domain(s):  dropbox.com
            IP Set Entries:
                  Dropbox, Pass, High, dropbox.com
            DNS Forwardings:
                  /dropbox.com/8.8.8.8
                  /dropbox.com/8.8.4.4

Facebook and Facebook Messenger:
       Domain(s):  facebook.com, fbcdn.net
            IP Set Entries:
                  Facebook, Pass, High, facebook.com
                  FacebookCDN, Pass, High, fbcdn.com
            DNS Forwardings:
                  /facebook.com/8.8.8.8
                  /facebook.com/8.8.4.4
                  /fbcdn.net/8.8.8.8
                  /fbcdn.net/8.8.4.4
     
      Access Mobile Basic version of Facebook here: https://mbasic.facebook.com

Further Testing Required:

WhatsApp Calling (Audio/Video):

      Create Firewall Rule on Optimizer to allow port 3478
      IPSet Domains for whatsapp.com and whatsapp.net per above also need to be configured

Xweb Text Browsing Proxy:

      Domain(s): mobile.pivotel.com
      Browse websites with text only via Xweb Proxy here: http://mobile.pivotel.com

Gmail:

      Gmail access via Apple Mail, Outlook. etc (pop/smtp/imap)
            Domain(s): imap.gmail.com, pop.gmail.com, smtp.gmail.com

      Gmail access via Web Browser
            Domain(s): mail.google.com

      Access Simple HTML version of Gmail Inbox: https://mail.google.com/mail/u/0/h/

NPR:
     
      Text Based News
            Domain(s): text.npr.org

      Access Text Based NPR News Here: https://text.npr.org

CNN:

      Lightweight HTML News
            Domain(s): lite.cnn.io, lite.cnn.com

      Access Lightweight HTML CNN Here: https://lite.cnn.com/io


Skype:
       
      Domain(s): msedge.net, outlook.live.com