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title: "Network Settings"
slug: "network-settings"
updated: 2026-05-08T11:36:51Z
published: 2026-05-08T11:36:51Z
canonical: "docs.britive.com/network-settings"
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# Network Settings

Britive allows the tenant administrators to configure country and IP address restriction rules at the tenant level. Administrators can define rules based on the Country or the client's IP address to allow or deny access. Rules are evaluated on a priority basis.

Note

Enable the **Anti Lockout**field to ensure that the IP address of the administrator who last updated the network settings can access Britive at all times, even if the defined rules include the administrator's IP address or country code for denying access.

To configure IP restriction rules:

1. Log in to Britive as an administrator.
2. Click on **System admin**-> **Security**->**Network Settings**.
3. Click **Edit** to add, update, or delete the rules.
4. Enable the **Anti Lockout** field to ensure that the IP address of the administrator who last updated the network settings can access Britive at all times, even if the defined rules include the administrator's IP address or country code for denying access. The IP address of the latest administrator to update network settings is mapped as the Anti-Lockout IP.
5. Select **Default Action** to **Allow**or **Deny,**which is applied if there are no specific rules for a country and/or a client IP.

Warning:

If you disable the **Anti Lockout** field and the **Default Action** is set to **Deny**, there is a potential risk of locking out all users, including the administrator.
6. Enter the following to define the rules:
  1. Select the **Field** from the drop-down list.
  2. Select the **Operator**. The list of operators varies depending on the selected field.
  3. Enter the **Values**.
    - For the country field: Enter a list of one or more country codes in a two-letter ISO format.
    - For the IP address field: Enter a list of one or more IPv4 addresses in CIDR notation. For example:152.57.227.128/32
  4. Check **Invert** to **Yes** to allow/deny access to the countries or IP addresses except the one(s) listed.
  5. Check the **Action** to either allow or deny access for the selected field. This field works in coordination with the **Invert** field.
  6. Click the **+** icon to add the rule.
7. The **Rules** priority can be adjusted by dragging and dropping the rules in the list.

## Use Cases

Here are some of the common use cases for using IP restrictions:

| Description | Client IP/Country Code | Invert | Action | Default Action | Antilockout |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| To block access to a particular IP | 152.57.227.128/32 | No | Deny | Allow | Disabled |
| To block access from a particular country | UK | No | Deny | Allow | Disabled |
| To allow access to a particular country and block access from all others | IN | Yes | Deny | Allow | Disabled |
| To deny access to a particular IP and allow access to others | 152.57.227.128/32 | Yes | Allow | Deny | Disabled |
| To allow access to only the administrator | IN | Yes | Deny | Allow | Enabled |