system.net.getExternalIpAddress

Description

Returns the client's IP address, as it is detected by the Gateway. This means that this call will communicate with the Gateway, and the Gateway will tell the clienth what IP address its incoming traffic is coming from. If you have a client behind a NAT router, then this address will be the WAN address of the router instead of the LAN address of the client, which is what you'd get with system.net.getIpAddress.

Syntax

system.net.getExternalIpAddress()

Parameters

none

Returns

String - A text representation of the client's IP address, as detected by the Gateway

Scope

Client

Examples

Put this script on a navigation button to restrict users from opening a specific page.

ip = sytem.net.getExternalIpAddress()

#check if this matches the CEO's IP address

if ip == "66.102.7.104":

   system.nav.swapTo("CEO Dashboard")

else:

   system.nav.swapTo("Manager Dashboard")

See also:

system.net.getHostName

system.net.getIpAddress