A Location rule can be used to control access to the IBM i servers capable of accepting remote transactions. (Network Security includes one default location rule for each server). Location rules can be used to define actions for access to a server, or for access to a specific function of a server (e.g. DELETEFILE).
All default location rules include the same parameters and are set with the same default values.
All functions related to adding, editing, and deleting rules are available using either the web browser interface or the green screen, although the procedures for accomplishing these tasks differ considerably. While the green screen interface offers many different screens that display the existing location rules in different formats, the browser interface offers a single screen (the Rules screen), with robust search and filtering capabilities that allow all rules (user and location) to be accessed immediately, for multiple systems, and with the ability to copy rules between systems.
On the Rules screen, location rules can be identified by the 
icon next to the user profile or group name.
Adding and changing location rules using the web browser interface
- To add a location rule, from the Rules screen, choose Add or, select an existing rule to change it.
- For Rule Type, choose Location/Group.
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Choose the Select button next to Location/Group to select a location or IP address group. For information on creating an IP address group
- Choose the Select button next to Server > Function to select the desired server and function. For Functions, choose *ALL if you would like the rule to apply to all server functions.
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Choose the Select button next to Authority to choose an authority for the location rule.
- Use the Audit/Message/Capture drop-down lists to turn on auditing, messaging, and capturing.
- Choose Save to add the new location rule.
Viewing default location rules using the web browser interface
Network Security ships with default location authority rules for each server. You can view these rules from the Rules screen.
To display the Locations Rules:
- Click Rules on the Navigation Pane.
- Click
and select Filter By > Location Rules. (Click 
to dismiss the Filter).
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