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5 Click OK.
The IP whitelist appears in the IP Whitelist list.
Apply IP Whitelists to Databases
You can apply IP whitelists to a database to ensure that the database accepts connection requests only from
trusted IP addresses.
Prerequisites
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Verify that your organization administrator or user with Manage IP Whitelist and Edit information and
storage permissions has created IP whitelists.
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Create a database to which you want to apply an IP whitelist.
Procedure
1 Log in to Data Director as an organization user with database management privileges.
2 Click the organization Manage & Monitor tab, and select your database group.
3 Click the Databases tab.
4 Right-click your database and select Properties.
5 Click the IP Whitelists tab.
6 Select Only allow connections from the selected IP whitelists.
7 Click the appropriate IP whitelist check box.
8 Click OK.
Data Director reconfigures the database to accept connections only from the selected IP whitelists' IP addresses.
Create Custom IP Whitelists
Users with Manage IP Whitelist and database management privileges can create one or more custom IP
whitelists to apply to databases.
Prerequisites
Create a database to which you want to apply custom IP whitelists.
Procedure
1 Log in to your Data Director organization as a user with database management permissions.
2 Click your organization's Manage & Monitor tab, and select your database group.
3 Click the Databases tab.
4 Right-click your database and select Properties.
5 In the Properties window, click the IP Whitelists tab.
6 Select Only allow connections from the selected IP whitelists.
7 Click the plus (+) icon to start the Custom IP Whitelists wizard and enter the appropriate information.
Option Description
Name
Enter a unique name for the custom IP whitelist.
Single IP
Select to enter a single trusted IP address.
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