IP Address Access Restrictions

Use these properties to provide or prevent specific users from accessing this Web site, directory, or file.

By default, all computers will be:

Granted Access Select this button to allow all computers access to this virtual directory, except those computers specifically listed as exceptions. For example, you can exclude a particular individual or group by denying access to your server from a particular IP address, or prevent entire networks from accessing your server, while allowing all others to have access.

Denied Access Select this button to deny access to all remote users except those whose IP addresses have been specifically granted access. IP address security is probably most useful on the Internet, to exclude everyone except known users.

Except those listed below:

To grant or deny access to a specific computer or group of computers:

1. Click Add. If the Granted Access button is selected, the Deny Access On dialog box appears; if the Denied Access button is selected, the Grant Access On dialog box appears.
   
   
2. In the IP Address field, type the unique numeric TCP/IP network address of the specific computer to be granted or denied access to your site.
   
   
3. In the Subnet Mask field, type number that identifies the TCP/IP network subdivision of the group of computers to be granted or denied access to your site.
   
   
4. In the Domain field, type the domain name of the network to be granted or denied access to your site belongs.

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