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Excluded IPs

Use it to exclude IP addresses from protocol content filtering. HTTP/POP3/IMAP communication from/to the selected IP addresses will not be checked for threats. We recommend that you only use this option for addresses that are known to be trustworthy.

To exclude IP address from scanning:

1.In ESET PROTECT, click Policies > New policy and type a name for the policy.

2.Click Settings and select ESET Endpoint for Linux (V7+) from the drop-down menu.

3.Navigate to Protections > Web access protection and click Edit next to Excluded IP addresses.

3.Click Add and type the IP address to exclude. To define several IP addresses at once, click Enter multiple values, and type the desired IP addresses separated by a new line or another separator you selected.

4.Click OK, then click Save to close the dialog.

5.Click Continue > Assign, select the desired group of computers the policy will apply to.

6.Click OK, then click Finish.


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IP addresses examples

Add IPv4 address:

Single address—Adds an IP address of an individual computer, for example, 192.168.1.100.

Address range—Type the starting and ending IP addresses to specify the IP range of multiple computers, for example, 192.168.1.1-192.168.1.99.

Subnet—Subnet (a group of computers) defined by an IP address and mask. For example, 255.255.255.0 is the network mask for the 192.168.1.0 subnet, and to exclude the whole subnet type in 192.168.1.0/24.

 

Add IPv6 address:

Single address—Adds the IP address of an individual computer, for example, ::ffff:c0a8:164.

Subnet—Subnet (a group of computers) defined by an IP address and mask, for example, ::ffff:c0a8:100/64.