Managing IP addresses for IBM OpenPages
To ensure that you have enhanced control and security over your data when you use IBM OpenPages, you have the option of specifying the IP addresses that are allowed to connect to your IBM OpenPages service instance.
By default, all IP addresses can be used to log in to IBM OpenPages and access the API.
Before you begin
Ensure that you have an IBM OpenPages instance.
If you need to create an IBM OpenPages instance, see Provisioning your IBM OpenPages as a Service environment
Setting up allowed IP addresses
To set allowed IP addresses, do the following steps:
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Go to the UI where you manage your IBM OpenPages instance. For more information, see Managing your IBM OpenPages instance.
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Click the Settings tab.
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In the IP Allowlisting table, click New.
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Enter an IP address (IPv4 or IPv6) or specify a range (CIDR). Type a description, and then click Save.
For information about CIDR, see What is CIDR.
The IP addresses listed in the IP Allowlisting table are the only ones from which clients can access IBM OpenPages.
Removing IP addresses from the allow-list
If you remove all of the entries in the IP Allowlisting table, any IP addresses can access the instance. This is the default configuration.
To remove IP addresses from the IP Allowlisting table, do the following steps:
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Go to the UI where you manage your IBM OpenPages instance. For more information, see Managing your IBM OpenPages instance.
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Click the Settings tab.
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In the IP Allowlisting table, click the Delete icon in the Actions column.
The IP address is removed from the IP Allowlisting table.