VIDIZMO allows its users to configure different locations within the application which are used for various purposes such as increased efficiency in content delivery via VIDIZMO ECDN, and increased control over content accessibility via Location Restriction. To read more about VIDIZMO ECDN, see: Understanding VIDIZMO ECDN.
VIDIZMO's Location Restriction feature allows enterprises to limit/disable/enable content playback over restricted regions using a subnet of blacklisted IP Addresses.
With this feature enabled, user requests are declined by VIDIZMO if they are being generated from any of the IP Addresses enlisted in the restricted locations.
To learn more about how to add a Location in VIDIZMO, see: How to Define Locations in a Portal.
To learn more about Location Restrictions in VIDIZMO, see Understanding Location Restriction.
There are two types of locations that you can restrict access to:
- Private Locations
- Public Locations
Steps
Setup Restrictions using Private Locations
Administrators and Managers are allowed to restrict specific locations from accessing content.
1. From the Portal's Homepage:
i. Click on the navigation menu on the top left of your screen.
ii. Expand Admin tab.
iii Click on Control Panel.
2. From the Manage Portal navigation pane in Control Panel:
i. Expand Security tab
ii. Select Location Restriction. Under Private Locations, you can choose any of the following options
iii. Select Allow All for allowing all locations, without limiting access to any Location.
iv. Select Allow all, except to apply restriction over the specified locations, while allowing access to all other locations.
v. Select Only Allow is the opposite of Allow all, except. It allows access to only the specified locations.
vi. Select Include Administrators & Managers to include Portal Admins and Managers when selecting any one of the above.
vii. To specify locations at which you wish the above access settings to apply, click on the green add icon.
3. From the Locations pop-up screen:
i. You can search for the location you wish to add with its title.
ii. iii. & iv. Select the locations you wish to add from the listing.
v. Click Select button
Note: Locations will display only those locations previously configured under Locations >> Private Locations . To learn more about how to configure locations, see: How to Define Locations in a Portal.
4. Coming back to Location Restrictions, you can see the specified locations enlisted as your Private Locations:
i. You can delete the added locations if you wish to.
ii. Click on Update button to apply restrictions on the added locations.
5. A pop-up will appear confirming the changes, click Restrict to apply the location-based access policy.
A notification will appear briefly stating: Portal Information Updated Successfully.
Setup Restrictions using Public Locations
From the Location Restriction screen, Step# 2. will remain the same as described for configuring Private Locations.
3. From the Locations pop-up screen:
i. You can search for the global location you wish to add.
ii. Select the locations you wish to add from the listing.
iii. Click Select button
4. Coming back to Location Restrictions, you can see the specified locations enlisted as your Public Locations:
i. You can delete the added locations if you wish to.
ii. Click on Update button to apply restrictions on all the added locations.
Step #5 will remain the same, after clicking Update.
Roles and Permissions
- Administrators and Managers are allowed to restrict specific locations from accessing content.