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Drone Whitelisting

Drone whitelisting will help you recognize your own drones and either mute or completely ignore them, helping you avoid unnecessary notifications and save valuable scanning hours.

For enabling this feature, make sure your RIDER is updated to firmware 1.4.1 (or higher), and your version of Dronetag App is 2.138.1 (or higher).

Difference between Muted and Ignored drone​

  • Muted drones – RIDER detects your whitelisted drones and sends their data to Dronetag cloud / Drone Scanner App, but you won’t get any LED or sound notifications for them. This allows you to later replay the full airspace situation, including both your drones and unknown drones, which can be valuable when analyzing flights or reviewing incidents.
  • Ignored drones – RIDER fully ignores whitelisted drones. It doesn’t collect their data at all, letting you save scanning time and focus entirely on external drones. Information about ignored drones is not even stored in the RIDER's internal memory.

How to whitelist a drone:​

  1. Open the map and tap the icon of the drone you want to whitelist.
  2. A bottom panel will appear with drone details — the serial number is displayed at the top. Long-press the serial number to copy it.
  3. Open your Dronetag RIDER device window. Below the scanning time usage graph, you’ll find a section called Filtering configuration.
  4. Tap “Filtering configuration”, then paste the serial number into the Muted or Ignored list:
    • Tap “Add serial number” in your preferred mode.
    • Long-press the input field to paste the copied number.
    • Tap the save icon.
  5. To enable or disable muted or ignored drones at any time, simply use the checkbox on the right side of each entry.

For detailed instructions, please refer to the video below:

If you are having issues with replaying the video, right click in the player and "Open video in new tab" or download it to replay locally.

Future Updates​

The drone whitelisting feature in the RIDER is still in its early stages, and we’re actively working on enhancements. Upcoming improvements include:

  1. Automatic drone identification – Displaying the drone's manufacturer and model in the whitelisting section, so you won’t need to rely solely on serial numbers.
  2. One-tap whitelisting – Adding drones to the Muted or Ignored list directly from the map dashboard for faster and more intuitive control.
  3. Custom labels and colors – Assigning names, labels, or color tags to your whitelisted drones to enhance situational awareness and airspace clarity.