Ant2 Proxy Security Manager

ANT2 Proxy Server — a full-featured WAF and reverse-proxy system with GUI management. Supports GeoIP country blocking, IP Jail, and per-domain rate limiting. Developed by a Thai team 🇹🇭 and available as a commercial hardware appliance.

Commercial Product — Ant2Cloud Box Appliance

“Bring the Cloud Home” — Ant2Cloud is an innovation that doesn’t require SaaS or major global cloud providers. With just FTTX home or office internet, you can build your own Private Cloud.

AttributeDetail
Product nameAnt2Cloud
Websitehttps://ant2cloud.com
Form factorHardware box appliance — router style, slim & lightweight
Price฿250,000 THB
OriginThailand 🇹🇭 — developed and manufactured in Thailand

Hardware Specifications

ComponentSpec
CPU12-core / 24 vCPU
RAM64 GB
Storage2 TB HDD
VM CapacitySupports up to 20 VMs
Form FactorRouter style — slim, easy to install

Built-in Services (All-in-One)

FeatureDetail
Ant2 WAFANT2 Proxy Server — GeoIP country filter, IP Jail, rate limiting
Smart RouterBuilt-in smart router
ONU / ONTBuilt-in — plug GPON fiber directly, no separate ONU needed
IP Phone ServerBuilt-in VOIP server — supports IP Phones across the office
VLAN SupportSplit VLAN from ISP (GPON) and connect directly to VOIP server
DDNSDynamic DNS built-in — detects IP change → updates DNS within 10–15 seconds
Custom DomainUse your own domain without buying a static IP from ISP
Private CloudRun 20 VMs on FTTX home/office internet

DDNS — Dynamic DNS (No Static IP Required)

Home ISPs typically assign dynamic IPs (can change at any time) — Ant2Cloud solves this with built-in DDNS:

IP changes (ISP assigns new IP)
  ↓ Ant2Cloud detects it immediately
  ↓ Updates DNS record automatically
  ↓ Within 10–15 seconds
Your domain is pointing correctly again ✅
Without DDNSAnt2Cloud DDNS
IP changeswebsite goes downAuto-update in 10–15s
Need Static IP✅ must purchase (~฿500/mo)❌ not needed
Use own domain❌ IP can change✅ works all the time
Downtime when IP changesminutes to hours< 15 seconds

Real IP Detection — Always Identifies True IP Through Any Number of Layers

Ant2WAF always identifies the true IP of users or attackers, regardless of how many layers they go through — CDN, reverse proxy, load balancer, or firewall — however many are in between.

User ──→ CDN / Proxy / Load Balancer ──→ Ant2Cloud Box ──→ Website
                                               │
                                  Analyzes and identifies true source IP
                                  automatically — always
BenefitDetail
Hide Origin IPAnt2Cloud’s IP is not exposed to the public — CDN acts as shield
Identify True Source IPDetects correctly even through multiple proxy layers
Accurate GeoIPChecks country from real user IP, not CDN node IP
Accurate IP JailJails real attackers — doesn’t accidentally jail CDN
Correct BlockBlock/unblock targets actual attacker, not intermediary
AutomaticNo extra configuration — supports any CDN and proxy

GeoIP Country Filter — Enable/Block Countries Instantly

Ant2Cloud lets your website serve only the countries you want, with extremely fast GeoIP:

CapabilityDetail
Allow List ModeAllow only selected countries → auto-block all others
Block List ModeBlock selected countries → allow all others
Per-host configEach domain has its own GeoIP rule
Global configBlock/allow across all domains at once

Speed and accuracy:

  • GeoIP lookup is extremely fast — latency < 1ms per request, no performance impact
  • Second-layer cache system — repeated requests respond even faster
  • Supports Cloudflare CDN — correctly separates user source IP from CDN node

Example: Thai online store → Allow TH only → cuts 90%+ of foreign attacks before they reach the WAF

Concept: Private Cloud at Home and Office

GPON Fiber (ISP)
  └── Ant2Cloud Box (ONU/ONT built-in)
        ├── Smart Router
        ├── VLAN → IP Phone / VOIP Server
        ├── WAF (ANT2 Proxy Server)
        ├── 20x Virtual Machines
        └── Private Cloud Services

No dependency on:

  • ❌ AWS / Azure / GCP (SaaS global cloud)
  • ❌ Cloudflare (traffic stays off third-party)
  • ❌ Separate ONU/ONT
  • ❌ Separate VOIP server
  • ❌ Separate Router

Everything in one box at ฿250,000 THB

Key Capabilities

  • Manage multiple domain proxy hosts via GUI — configure HTTPS, HTTP/2, WebSocket, HSTS instantly
  • WAF with real-time attack analytics dashboard (XSS, SQLi, RCE, LFI, RFI)
  • GeoIP country filter — Allow List / Block List at country level, per domain or global
  • Auto IP Jail — captures attacker within ~20 seconds, regardless of attack speed
  • Rate Limiting per domain — protection against brute force and flood attacks
  • Automatic SSL (Let’s Encrypt) + manual certificate upload + expiry alerts
  • Custom error pages for every HTTP status code
  • Dashboard Monitor for real-time traffic, attack trends, and system status
  • Swarm Attack Protection — defends against distributed attacks from many simultaneous IPs
  • Attack Domain Identification — instantly identifies which domain is under active attack

Swarm Attack Protection — Defense Against Coordinated Attacks

Swarm Attack is a distributed attack from many IPs simultaneously — each IP sends requests slowly enough to avoid rate limits, but collectively overwhelms the system. Standard WAFs that only look at per-IP rate will miss this entirely.

IP-A  → 5 requests/min  ← below rate limit
IP-B  → 5 requests/min  ← below rate limit
IP-C  → 5 requests/min  ← below rate limit
...
IP-500 → 5 requests/min
─────────────────────────
Total: 2,500 requests/min → server down

Ant2Cloud defends against Swarm Attacks with 3 simultaneous mechanisms:

MechanismHow It Works
GeoIP BlockInstantly cut entire subnet/country that is the swarm source
WAF Event-based JailEach IP in the swarm sending dangerous payload → auto-jailed individually
Global Rate LimitingLimit rate at global domain level — prevents flood even when individual IPs look light

Unlike ordinary WAFs — Ant2 catches each individual attacker in the swarm by behavior (WAF violations), not just rate

Attack Domain Identification — Know Instantly Which Domain Is Under Attack

When under attack, the most critical question is: which domain is being targeted?

Ant2Cloud identifies the target domain in real-time instantly:

DataDetail
Attack per domainDashboard shows WAF violation count separately per domain
Jailed IP → DomainEvery jailed IP is recorded with which domain it was attacking
Attack type per domainBreaks down attack type (SQLi, XSS, RCE, etc.) per domain
TimelineSee attack pattern — which domain was hit first and when

Response benefits:

  • Know which domain to isolate or lock down first
  • See if the swarm is rotating targets between domains
  • Apply GeoIP block or custom rules with surgical precision

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