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How to block EPG Web Management Access from external network

This article applies to the following products:

  • Messageware EPG 2019
  • Messageware EPG 2016
  • Messageware EPG 2013

SCENARIO

Administrators want to block access of EPG Web Management from external connections

 


SOLUTION

  • Navigate to the server where the EPG-Web Management is installed.
  • Open Server Manager and click manage > Add Roles and Features

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  • On the Server Roles > Web Server IIS > Security > IP and Domain Restrictions

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  • Add IP and Domain Restrictions roles > click next on all the following screens till it installs.
  • After Installation > Navigate to IIS > Default Website > EPG Admin, EPG Tarpit, and EPG Reports
  • Under each of the EPG Sections open IP Addresses and Domain Restrictions A screenshot of a computer

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  • Click on Edit Feature Settings
  • Under the Access for unspecified clients dropdown > Select Deny
  • Under the Deny Action Type dropdown > Select Abort
  • Click OK

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  • After that, click on the Allow Entry
  • Add the IP address range that will be allowed to connect to the EPG Web Administrator Console
  • Click OK  

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  • Common internal IP ranges

       

 

  • Repeat the steps until all EPG Web Management vdirs (epg-admin, epg-reports, epg-tarpit) have been configured with IP Restrictions.  
  • Confirm that internal access from the allowed IP range(s) is permitted, and external access is blocked.