Time based block/unblock of clients for a Unifi based network.
- a Unifi Controller accessible over the network
- NodeJS v7.10.x or later (the latest LTS should suffice)
- openssl installed to generate self signed ssl certificate
Uses:
- node-unifi to access the Unifi Controller.
- node-schedule for cron like scheduling of the block/unblock actions
Clone the repo and then do:
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npm install -
Generate a self signed certificate using
generate-ssl-cert.sh- this requiresopensslto be installed. Alternatively a certificate from Lets Encrypt using standalone authintication with CertBot could be used. -
Add certificate information, Unifi Controller details and login information to
config.jsonand.envrespectively - see-samplefiles for examples (if you copy the sample files, remove the comments .../* xxx */) -
Start the server:
DEBUG=unifi-parental:* npm start
Fire up a browser and head to https://localhost:4000/ to access the interface.
Click Save to send the schedule to the server and to schedule the block/unblock actions. This is required to be done initially every time the server is started. (ie: the schedule is not applied on startup of the server)
The code (javascript, html, css, images and fonts) for the time schedule chart were saved using a browser from a Fritz!Box 7390 ADSL modem/router. The source files served to the browser contained no license information.
The file public\js\timer.js has been modified to return data in a more usable format for both the client and server. Portions of this file have been used in the server side code for scheduling block/unblock actions.
- Generate block/unblock schedule on startup
- Check if clients should be blocked/unblocked at the time the schedule is applied
- Keep track of the login state with the Unifi Controller better
- Error handling if the login state is stale
- Tidy up the client UI
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make the Cancel button actually do something - show some confirmation that the schedule has been applied on the server
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