Setting Connection Restrictions
You can restrict connections by protocol or IP address. You can also specify the default character encoding for the connection between the user and ActiveTransfer Server.
To set connection restrictions
1. In My webMethods: Administration > Integration > Managed File Transfer > User Management > Users.
3. Select the user from the list of users.
4. Click the Restrictions tab.
Note:
The remaining steps in this procedure pertain to the Connection section.
5. If you want to restrict connections to particular protocols, select the check box next to the desired protocols.
6. From the Default Character Encoding list, select the appropriate default character encoding. The default is UTF-8.
7. If you want ActiveTransfer Server to accept or deny connection requests from specific IP addresses, do the following in the IP Restrictions area:
a. Click the 
button. b. From the list, select Deny or Allow.
c. Specify a range of IP addresses in the from and to boxes.
d. Add more IP address ranges to accept or deny as necessary by clicking . 8. The 
icon to the left of each box in this section indicates a property that is inherited from the template associated with this user. If you override a template value and you want to reset it to the default value specified by the template, click the 
Reset inheritance button to the left of the box. 9. Click Save.