Pearl Mini User Guide
Restrict viewers by IP address
If a user attempts to connect to the stream from a disallowed IP address, access is denied. If there's an
attempt to connect using a web browser, the message "IP address rejected" is displayed.
If you’re not familiar with creating allow/deny lists, see
.
IP address restriction is valid for the viewer only and does not affect the Admin panel or the
mobile configuration interface.
Restrict viewer access to watch streams for all channels by their IP address
1. Login to the Admin panel as
admin
, see
2. From the Configuration menu, select
Security
. The Security configuration page opens.
3. Enter the allowed IP addresses or address ranges in the
Allow IP’s
field and enter denied IP
addresses or address ranges in the
Deny IP's
field. Separate addresses with a comma. To specify a
range, use a hyphen (-). Optional spaces improve readability.
4. Click
Apply
.
Restrict viewer access to watch streams on a channel by their IP address
1. Login to the Admin panel as
admin
, see
2. From the Channels menu, select a channel and click
Streaming
. The channel's streaming
configuration page opens.
3. From the
Stream access control
drop-down, select
Use these Settings
to enable local password
and Allow/Deny IP lists are enabled.
4. (Optional) Enter a password for the viewer in the
Viewer Password
field.
5. Enter the allowed IP addresses or address ranges in the
Allow IP’s
field and enter denied IP
addresses or address ranges in the
Deny IP's
field. Separate addresses with a comma. To specify a
range, use a hyphen (-). Optional spaces improve readability.
6. Click
Apply
.
IP restriction examples
The following table lists some sample allow lists.
Table 33
Example allow lists
Example
Description
Allow list with distinct IP
addresses
The simplest allow/deny list is to use the list of known IP addresses to
craft a list of allowed IP addresses. All other addresses are denied access
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