Optional: Configuring Client IP Matching

By default, Tableau Server does not consider the client web browser IP address when it creates or redeems tickets. To change this, you need to do two things: specify an IP address using the client_ip parameter in the POST request that obtains the ticket, and follow the steps below to configure Tableau Server to enforce client IP address matching.

  1. Open a command window and change directories to the location of Tableau Server's bin directory. The default location is C:\Program Files (x86)\Tableau\Tableau Server\7.0\bin

  2. Open a command prompt as an administrator and type the following command:

    tabadmin set wgserver.extended_trusted_ip_checking true
    
  3. Then type the following command:

    tabadmin configure
    
  4. Finally, restart the server by typing the following:

    tabadmin restart