Access Control

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Note: We strongly recommend that the IP Lockouts feature be used instead of Access Control because IP Lockouts work at the server-level, blocking access when an offending IP address tries to establish a connection. As a result, the IP Lockouts feature is more efficient and secure, as it identifies an attack when the attack begins and it puts host resources out of reach.
Note: When an IP address is added to Access Control and IP Lockouts is enabled, the IP address does not get added to the Blacklist. The Access Control setting will be used, so the IP address will be able to connect to the server, but then will be blocked at the host-level.

This page allows you to control access to this host by IP address.

  • Grant access to the IP addresses in the Access Control List. If you choose to grant access to the addresses in the list, all others will be denied access.
  • Deny access to the IP addresses in the Access Control List. If you choose to deny access to the address in the list, all others will be granted access.
    Note: These settings are cached by WS_FTP Server for up to ninety seconds. Changes made to these settings are not recognized until the services are restarted or the cache expires.
  • Access Control List. This list contains the IP addresses that are either granted or denied access based on the selection above.
    • To add an address to this list, click Create.
    • To remove addresses from this list, select the checkboxes beside the address you want to remove, then click Delete.