IP Blacklist

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Use the IP Blacklist to filter unwanted visitors' comments. Blacklisted visitors will not be permitted to post comments or complete forms on your website. 

Blacklisting an IP

From the Managing Website toolbar, click Add New IP Black List and complete the fields as follows and Save:

• Active – Check to activate the black listing.
• IP Address – Enter a specific IP Address or enter a Range of addresses (see below).

Blacklisting an IP Range

Click Add New IP Black List, and complete the fields as follows and save:

• Active –Check to activate the black listing.
• IP Address – Enter the desired beginning portion of the address. For example, to block all IP addresses that begin with 166.216.1, enter 166.216.1. Remember to include the trailing dot.

Whitelisting an IP Address

If you create a range of black listed IP Addresses, you may need to unblock or whitelist specific, acceptable addresses that overlap with the range. Click Add New IP Black List, and complete the fields as follows and save:

• Active –Check to activate the white listing.
• Is White-Listed – Select to allow, or white list, the specific IP Address that overlaps with a blacklisted range.
• IP Address – Enter the specific IP Address to white list.

Modifying a Blacklisted or Whitelisted IP Address

• To modify a blacklisted IP address, return to the IP Black List list screen and click on the desired IP Address link or Edit button to open the dialog box. Make changes and save.
• Alternately, click a Live Edit option to modify a specific IP Address attribute directly in the list view and click the Save icon when finished. For more information: Live Edit.

All Tasks > Web Site > IP Black List

Checking for Blacklisted IPs

Use the Check IP feature to quickly determine if specific addresses are blacklisted. Check up to 10 IP addresses at once.

• Click Check IP.
• Enter full IP address(es) in the text field.
  If checking more than one IP address, use commas, semicolons or spaces to separate the addresses.
• Click Check IP Address.

Results display in a message at the top of the page. Blacklisted addresses are marked BLOCK. Addresses that are not blacklisted display pass.