# Can A Perspective Project Be "Read-Only" Based On Source IP Address

**URL:** <https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/can-a-perspective-project-be-read-only-based-on-source-ip-address/52467>\
**Category:** Ignition\
**Created:** [October 28, 2021, 4:22pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/can-a-perspective-project-be-read-only-based-on-source-ip-address/52467 "2021-10-28T16:22:18Z")\
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**Author:** ![rob.raffaele](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/d9b06d/32.png) [@rob.raffaele](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/rob.raffaele)\
**Post date:** [October 28, 2021, 4:22pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/can-a-perspective-project-be-read-only-based-on-source-ip-address/52467/1 "2021-10-28T16:22:19Z")

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Any idea if a perspective project can automatically go into a “read-only or view-only” mode based on a set source ip address? Also, any idea if it can also bypass the authentication based on the same source ip address?

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**Author:** ![grietveld](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/grietveld/32/6984_2.png) [@grietveld](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/grietveld)\
**Post date:** [October 28, 2021, 4:28pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/can-a-perspective-project-be-read-only-based-on-source-ip-address/52467/2 "2021-10-28T16:28:07Z")

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It wouldn’t be automatic, but you could configure a security zone based on the IP address and then configure your screens accordingly for that group.

[https://docs.inductiveautomation.com/display/DOC81/Security+Zones](https://docs.inductiveautomation.com/display/DOC81/Security+Zones)

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**Author:** ![rob.raffaele](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/d9b06d/32.png) [@rob.raffaele](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/rob.raffaele)\
**Post date:** [October 28, 2021, 4:35pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/can-a-perspective-project-be-read-only-based-on-source-ip-address/52467/3 "2021-10-28T16:35:33Z")

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When you say “wouldn’t be automatic” what are you referring to?

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**Author:** ![grietveld](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/grietveld/32/6984_2.png) [@grietveld](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/grietveld)\
**Post date:** [October 28, 2021, 4:57pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/can-a-perspective-project-be-read-only-based-on-source-ip-address/52467/4 "2021-10-28T16:57:16Z")

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You would still have to design your screens to use those security groups. It wouldn’t automatically make things read only just by creating the group.

There might be an option somewhere to restrict tag providers on groups…not certain on that. I haven’t used these security groups a ton yet.