WMS IP Address Authorization

WMS IP Address Authorization - edit IP address

In the Windows Media Services snap-in, use the following options to specify which IP addresses or subnets are allowed or denied access to your server.

Item	Description
Single computer	Select this option to add the IP address of a single computer to the list.
IP Address	Type the unique 32-bit address used to identify the computer; for example, 208.147.66.20.
Group of computers	Select this option to add a range of computers based on the subnet address and subnet mask.
Subnet address	Type the unique 32-bit address used to identify a client computer in the group; for example, 208.147.66.20.
Subnet mask	Type the 32-bit number used to evaluate the subnet address and produce a range of IP addresses for the access list; for example, 255.255.255.0.

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If an IP address is specified in both the Allow and Deny lists, the Deny list takes precedence. To set a range of addresses, each bit in the mask is compared to the corresponding bit in the IP address. Where the value in the mask is 1, the corresponding bit in the IP address is included in the list. Where the value in the mask is 0, any value is acceptable. In the example, the IP address in the list is 208.147.66.20 and the mask is 255.255.255.0; thus all IP addresses from 208.147.66.0 to 208.147.66.255 are included in the list. If the mask were 255.255.255.128, all IP addresses from 208.147.66.128 to 208.147.66.255 would be included in the list.