Geo-block Wowza CDN on Fastly target in Wowza Video

Geo-blocking through Wowza Video allows you to selectively allow or block access to Wowza CDN on Fastly stream targets to control where a stream can be viewed. You can use geo-blocking to specify which countries or regions are allowed or which countries or regions are blocked. You can also allow streaming at specified IP addresses even if they're within a blocked location.

To geo-block a live stream you've already created:

  1. Go to Live streams in the navigation.
  2. Select a live stream.
  3. Click the Security tab.
  4. Under Playback Security, check the Allow or block access to this stream based on location checkbox.
  5. Click either Block, then select countries/regions from the dropdown, or, click Allow, then select countries/regions from the dropdown. Your selections display in the Countries field.
  6. Click Save Changes.

To geo-block by IP address:

  1. Go to Live streams in the navigation.
  2. Select a live stream.
  3. Click the Security tab.
  4. Under Playback Security, check the Allow or Block Access To This Stream Based On IP Address checkbox.
  5. Click either Block, then enter the IP addresses, line by line, in the field, or, click Allow, then enter the IP addresses, line by line, in the field.
  6. Click Save Changes.