Setting IP based access

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As an improved security measure you may define what IP addresses are allowed or disallowed access to your proxy services.  To view a list of IP access rules click on the "IP Access" node.

 

Add IP access rule

IP mask examples

 

 

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Add IP access rule

 

To add an access rule click on the "Add" button in the lower right corner.  This will display the "Add IP access rule" dialog.

 

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IP mask - The IP address or IP address mask to allow or deny access.

 

Reason - Reason access is allowed or denied.

 

Access allowed - Select to have access allowed, otherwise access will be denied for selected IP mask.

 

 

IP mask examples

 

Examples of valid IP masks are as follows:

 

192.168.1.1 - Allows/Blocks a single IP address

 

192.168.1.* - Allows/Blocks all IP addresses in a class C IP block.

 

192.168.*.* - Allows/Blocks all IP addresses in a class B IP block.

 

*.*.*.* - Allows/Blocks all IP addresses.