USER ADMINISTRATION

Chapter 3. MAINTAINING THE USER DATABASE

   

 

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Defining Valid IP Ranges

If your library utilizes “IP authentication,” you can use the Define Valid IP Ranges function to define the IP ranges for which “generic” patron access to the system will be granted.

To view IP ranges:

1. From the User Admin menu, select Define Valid IP Ranges.
   • The Define Valid IP Ranges screen displays. The screen lists all currently defined IP Ranges for your library, in alphabetic order, by Location Name. If multiple IP addresses have been assigned the same Location Name, the IP addresses with the same Location Name are sorted in numeric order.

• The screen shows the Location Name and IP Range for all currently established IP ranges for your library.

2. Use the Previous and Next links to view other pages of the list.
   • The Previous and Next links are active only when the list of Valid IP ranges contains more than 20 defined address/ranges.
3. Use the Search for function to locate a specific IP Range in the list. You may search for IP Ranges by Location Name or IP Address.
   • Enter the desired Location Name or IP Address in the Search for text box.
     • When searching the Valid IP Ranges list, the system reads the Search for term as a string of characters (rather than as separate words), reading each character from left to right. You may enter either a partial or complete Location Name or IP Address as the search criteria.
   • Select Name or IP Address from the in menu, as appropriate.
   • Click the Go button.

     NOTE: When searching by IP Address, the list of Valid IP Ranges is automatically resorted, in numeric order, by IP Range.

     • The Define Valid IP Ranges screen refreshes.
     • If an exact match is located, the first occurrence of the Location Name or IP Address, as appropriate, appears as the first entry in the list.
     • If an exact match is not located, the first entry in the list which immediately follows the Location Name alphabetically, or IP Range numerically, as appropriate, appears as the first entry in the list.

   NOTE: To re-sort the list by either Location Name or IP Address, leave the Search for text box blank, select the desired sort format from the in menu (either Name or IP Address), then click the Go button.

To add an IP range:

1. From the Define Valid IP Ranges screen. click the Add button.
   • The Add IP Range screen displays in an additional browser window.

2. Enter a name to identify the IP address range in the Location Name text box.
   • The Location Name may include both alphabetic and numeric characters. The Location Name may be a maximum of 50 characters in length, including spaces.
3. Enter the desired IP address (or address range) in the Starting IP Address and Ending IP Address text boxes.
   • To enter an IP address range, enter the desired starting IP address in the Starting IP Address text boxes; enter the desired ending IP address in the Ending IP Address text boxes.

     NOTE: The Ending IP Address must be greater than the Starting IP Address. You may use only the third and fourth bytes of the IP Addresses to specify an IP address range; e.g., 208.193.118.1 to 208.193.119.255.

   • To enter a single IP address, enter the desired address in the Starting IP Address text box.
4. To associate the IP range with a specific user, enter the user’s barcode in the User Barcode text box.
   • If desired, you can use the Lookup feature to locate the desired User Barcode (see Using User Barcode Lookup for details).
5. Click the Submit button to add the specified IP address(es) to the list of valid IP ranges for your library.
   • The Add IP Range screen closes automatically, and the Define Valid IP Ranges screen refreshes to display your changes.

     NOTE: If you enter an improperly formatted IP address in the Starting IP Range or Ending IP Range text boxes, an error dialog displays the message “Invalid (Starting/Ending) IP Address. Please reenter.” Click the OK button to close the message, and re-enter the Starting IP Address or Ending IP Address, as appropriate.

     NOTE: If the Starting IP Address is greater than the Ending IP Address, an error dialog displays the message “Ending IP MUST be greater than Starting IP.” Click the OK button to close the message, and re-enter the Starting IP Address and/or Ending IP Address, as appropriate.

6. Repeat steps 1 through 5 to add additional IP addresses.

To edit a current IP address:

1. From the Define Valid IP Ranges screen. click the IP Range link for the IP range you wish to edit.
   • The Edit IP Range screen displays in an additional browser window.
   • The screen is pre-filled with the current values for the selected IP range.
2. Edit the Location Name, Starting IP Address, Ending IP Address and User Barcode as desired.
3. Click the Submit button to submit your changes to the IP range.
   • The Edit IP Range screen closes automatically, and the Define Valid IP Ranges screen refreshes to display your changes.

     NOTE: If you enter an improperly formatted IP address in the Starting IP Range or Ending IP Range text boxes, an error dialog displays the message "Invalid (Starting/Ending) IP Address. Please reenter.” Click the OK button to close the message, and re-enter the Starting IP Address or Ending IP Address, as appropriate.

     NOTE: If the Starting IP Address is greater than the Ending IP Address, an error dialog displays the message "Ending IP MUST be greater than Starting IP.” Click the OK button to close the message, and re-enter the Starting IP Address and/or Ending IP Address, as appropriate.

4. Repeat steps 1 through 3 to edit additional IP addresses.

To delete a current IP range:

1. From the Define Valid IP Ranges screen. click the Delete button for the IP range you wish to delete.
   • A confirmation dialog displays the message “Are you sure you want to delete this Range ?”
2. Click the OK button to delete the selected IP Range. (Click the Cancel button to cancel the deletion and return to the Define Valid IP Ranges screen.)
   • The Define Valid IP Ranges screen refreshes with the selected IP Range removed from the list.
3. Repeat steps 1 and 2 to delete additional IP ranges.

 

 

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