Restricting Distribution Server Console Access to an IP Address List

You can now restrict Distribution Server access to one or more IP addresses to prevent denial of service (DoS) attacks against the server. A DoS attack is a malicious cyber-attack that overloads a server with requests from multiple IP addresses, which blocks legitimate addresses from accessing the server. This new feature enhances network security by configuring your Distribution Server to only accept TCP/IP requests from the IP addresses you provide.

To use this feature, access the ReportCaster Console Configuration tab and open the Distribution Servers folder from the Configuration pane. Click the Restrict to IP Addresses open folder button and add your selected IP addresses to the Allowed IP Addresses list, as shown in the following image.

For more information, see the ReportCaster Guide technical content.