# Info user and computer name from perpective

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**Category:** Ignition\
**Tags:** perspective\
**Created:** [December 5, 2024, 3:31pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/info-user-and-computer-name-from-perpective/99477 "2024-12-05T15:31:29Z")\
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**Author:** ![Transistor](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/transistor/32/3380_2.png) [@Transistor](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Transistor)\
**Post date:** [December 5, 2024, 3:33pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/info-user-and-computer-name-from-perpective/99477/2 "2024-12-05T15:33:10Z")

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I'm pretty sure the answer is no. That would be a browser malware vulnerability.

> [@Perspective Workstation Computer Name](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/perspective-workstation-computer-name/42467/3):
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> That does not show the computer name outside of the designer.

> [@Perspective - Scripting - Get Computer name and IP of client](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/perspective-scripting-get-computer-name-and-ip-of-client/49626/11):
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> Keep in mind that this operation works on the IP address of the TCP (http) connection to the server from the Server’s perspective. Clients behind a NAT firewall will be seen as the firewall’s IP, and with the name of the firewall via reverse DNS. Users familiar with Vision’s total access to the local computer will forever be disappointed at the lack of access via browsers.

> [@Security zone with IP addresses](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/security-zone-with-ip-addresses/56899):
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> Hello, I trying to create a security zone to prevent access to perspective from outside of a specific IP range. (192.168..) I’ve created the security zone and I’ve configurated the project properties to restrict access to user outside this zone. I’ve tried configuring the IP addresses of the security zone in different ways and I can’t get it to work: IP Addresses: 192.168.. IP Addresses: 192.168.0-255.0-255 I have even tried: ... or from the localhost: 127.0.0.1 …and none of this works,…

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