Restricting OneDrive access to devices on specific IP address locations

Depending on your organization's industry and compliance requirements, it may be helpful to know how you can restrict OneDrive access to only those devices connecting from approved IP addresses. In this recipe, we'll specify the IP addresses from which we'll allow connections to OneDrive.

Getting ready

You must be a global or SharePoint administrator to access the OneDrive admin center.

How to do it…

1. Go to the OneDrive admin center at https://admin.onedrive.com.
2. Select Device access from the left-side navigation menu.
3. Check the box for Allow access only from specific IP address locations.
4. Enter the IP addresses, one per line, from which connected devices should be able to access OneDrive:

   Figure 6.17 – Allowed IP addresses configuration

5. Click Save.

How it works…

Once you've saved the list of approved IP addresses, users will receive...