Create an IP rule

Learn how to create, edit, and delete IP rules in EZproxy configuration.

IP Rules can be created for ExcludeIP, IncludeIP, and AutoLoginIP ranges. Multiple ranges can be configured for each type of IP Rule.  IP Ranges can be entered into the system as standard IPV4 ranges or utilizing Classless Inter-Domain Routing (CIDR) notation. 

Classless Inter-Domain Routing (CIDR) is a range of IP addresses a network uses. A CIDR address looks like a normal IP address but ends with a slash followed by a number. The number after the slash represents the number of addresses in the range.

Examples:


Standard IPV4 range:
132.174.0.0 - 132.174.0.255
CIDR Notation
132.174.0.0/24

Create IP rules in EZproxy configuration

  1. Select IP Rules from the left navigation.
  2. Click Create IP Rule. The IP Rules screen, which allows the EZproxy institution to label a range with a friendly name and description that can be identified easily in other screens within EZproxy configuration, opens.
  3. From the IP rules screen, complete the fields in the following order. An asterisk (*) indicates the field is required.
    Campo Obbligatorio Descrizione
    Nome x Enter a name for the IP rule.
    Descrizione x Enter a user-friendly description to identify the IP rule.
    CIDR   Select the CIDR checkbox to change the input to CIDR notation. If selected, the End IP box will be deactivated, allowing CIDR notation to be used.
    IP Start x Enter a valid and routable IP start address.
    IP End x Enter a valid and routable IP end address.

     Note: If you selected the CIDR checkbox, this field will be deactivated and is no longer required to create a new IP rule.
    Tipo x Select one of the following types from the Type drop-down menu:
    • Auto Login IP
    • Include IP
    • Exclude IP
    • Reject IP
    Default   Select the Default checkbox to indicate that this rule will be used by default on stanzas within the EZproxy server configuration. If selected, the rule will be added to the stanzas selected unless otherwise indicated when the stanza is added.
  4. Click Save to save the IP Rule in the EZproxy server configuration.

Edit IP rules in EZproxy configuration

  1. Select IP Rules from the left navigation.
  2. Click the Edit button (Screenshot of the Edit button on the OnePlace Create new group screen) for the IP rule you'd like to edit.
  3. Edit any of the available fields or checkboxes.
  4. Click the Save button (Screenshot of the Save button on the OnePlace Create new group screen).

Delete IP rules in EZproxy configuration

  1. Select IP Rules from the left navigation.
  2. Click the Delete button (Screenshot of the Delete button on the OnePlace Create new group screen) for the IP rule you'd like to delete. The Delete IP rule dialog window opens.
  3. Click Delete to remove the group from EZproxy configuration permanently. A confirmation message appears when the group is deleted.