If your website contains sensitive content, you can control access by allowing only specific IP addresses or a range of IP addresses using the Permitted IP Addresses feature in the administration area at /siteadmin/permittedipaddresses.
How to add a permitted IP Address
- Click ‘Add New IP Address’
- In the modal window, select either Single IP Address or IP Address Range (as specified below), according to the IP Address you are entering
- Click 'Next'
- Enter a valid IPv4 or IPv6 address or address range (as specified below) in the Permitted IP field
- Optionally, add a reason for permitting the IP address or range (as specified below) (helpful for future reference)
- Click ‘Save’
Once permitted IP addresses have been specified, only users on these IP addresses will be able to access the site, unless specific blocked IP addresses have also been defined. Be sure to include your own IP address to avoid locking yourself out.
Bulk uploading IP Addresses
To save time, you can upload multiple IP addresses via a CSV file.
CSV format requirements:
- No header row
- Each entry should be: IP_ADDRESS,reason (or IP_ADDRESS if no reason)
- Each IP_ADDRESS,reason (or IP_ADDRESS, if no reason) should be on its own line
- Only valid IP v4 and v6 address formats or ranges (as specified below) are permitted
Steps:
- Click ‘Bulk Upload IP Addresses’.
- Select your CSV file.
- Click ‘OK’.
The system will process the file and:
- Add all valid IP addresses
- Display up to 10 error messages for invalid entries
- Write to the System Log for each invalid entry
You can search through permitted IPs using the search box, which looks through both IP addresses and reasons.
IP Address Range Formats
The following range formats are accepted:
- 192.168.0.0/255.255.255.0
- 192.168.0.10 - 192.168.10.20
- 192.168.10.10-20
- fe80::/10
- 192.168.0.0/16