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title: "Configuring the Fusion Direct Storage Policy"
slug: "configuring-the-fusion-direct-storage-policy"
tags: ["Portal"]
updated: 2026-11-09T14:37:40Z
published: 2026-11-09T14:37:40Z
canonical: "kb.ctera.com/configuring-the-fusion-direct-storage-policy"
---

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# Configuring the Fusion Direct Storage Policy

In a team portal, the team administrator can add a folder in the cloud drive that unifies file and object storage: **Fusion Direct**. Data can be accessed as files through SMB or NFS and as objects through S3, allowing users, applications, and modern data processing environments to work with the same datasets. Fusion Direct simplifies infrastructure while enabling flexible access to data for collaboration, analytics, and data-driven workloads.

You can control which IP ranges are allowed for the endpoints, per team portal or for all team portals.

**To set the Fusion Direct Storage policy:**

1. In the global administration view, select **Settings > Control Panel** in the navigation pane.  

The **Control Panel** page is displayed.  

![Image](https://cdn.document360.io/30792387-cdcb-4791-aa14-94929bbcd3fe/Images/Documentation/image-8T6JHVU8.png?sv=2026-02-06&spr=https&st=2026-11-11T03%3A59%3A19Z&se=2026-11-11T04%3A59%3A19Z&sr=c&sp=r&sig=D9SyW2YcnSKOVZYndJBk6jh%2Bj2T0Zo9jU6%2FsaVFK2b0%3D)
2. Select **Fusion Direct Storage Policy** under **Settings**.  

The **Fusion Direct Storage Policy** page is displayed.  

![Image](https://cdn.document360.io/30792387-cdcb-4791-aa14-94929bbcd3fe/Images/Documentation/image-FUM8V2KL.png?sv=2026-02-06&spr=https&st=2026-11-11T03%3A59%3A19Z&se=2026-11-11T04%3A59%3A19Z&sr=c&sp=r&sig=D9SyW2YcnSKOVZYndJBk6jh%2Bj2T0Zo9jU6%2FsaVFK2b0%3D)
3. Select the team portal to assign a policy or select **All Tenants**.
4. Click **Add**.  

The team portal or all the **All Tenants** option is added.  

![Image](https://cdn.document360.io/30792387-cdcb-4791-aa14-94929bbcd3fe/Images/Documentation/image-46A0YCO2.png?sv=2026-02-06&spr=https&st=2026-11-11T03%3A59%3A19Z&se=2026-11-11T04%3A59%3A19Z&sr=c&sp=r&sig=D9SyW2YcnSKOVZYndJBk6jh%2Bj2T0Zo9jU6%2FsaVFK2b0%3D)
5. Click in the **IP Range Start** field, and enter the start IP address.
6. Click in the **IP Range End** field, and enter the end IP address.
7. Click either **Allow** or **Deny** for the range in the **Action** field.
8. Click ![image.png](https://cdn.document360.io/30792387-cdcb-4791-aa14-94929bbcd3fe/Images/Documentation/image-3F5KUM81.png?sv=2026-02-06&spr=https&st=2026-11-11T03%3A59%3A19Z&se=2026-11-11T04%3A59%3A19Z&sr=c&sp=r&sig=D9SyW2YcnSKOVZYndJBk6jh%2Bj2T0Zo9jU6%2FsaVFK2b0%3D) to confirm the policy.
**Notes**

To edit an IP address range, in the IP address range's row, click ![image.png](https://cdn.document360.io/30792387-cdcb-4791-aa14-94929bbcd3fe/Images/Documentation/image-QLHW14H9.png?sv=2026-02-06&spr=https&st=2026-11-11T03%3A59%3A19Z&se=2026-11-11T04%3A59%3A19Z&sr=c&sp=r&sig=D9SyW2YcnSKOVZYndJBk6jh%2Bj2T0Zo9jU6%2FsaVFK2b0%3D). To remove an IP address range, in the IP address range's row, click ![image.png](https://cdn.document360.io/30792387-cdcb-4791-aa14-94929bbcd3fe/Images/Documentation/image-G3TDWJ56.png?sv=2026-02-06&spr=https&st=2026-11-11T03%3A59%3A19Z&se=2026-11-11T04%3A59%3A19Z&sr=c&sp=r&sig=D9SyW2YcnSKOVZYndJBk6jh%2Bj2T0Zo9jU6%2FsaVFK2b0%3D). The IP address range is removed.
9. Add policies for other team portals, as required.
10. If you made any changes, either click **Save** or click **Revert** to revert to the last saved configuration.