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Hot link protection prevents other websites from directly linking to files (as specified below) on your website. Other sites will still be able to link to any file type that you don’t specify below (ie. html files). An example of hot linking would be using a tag to display an image from your site from somewhere else on the net. The end result is that the other site is stealing your bandwidth. You should ensure that all sites that you wish to allow direct links from are in the list below. This system attempts add all sites it knows you own to the list, however you may need to add others. To enable / disable hot link protection, please do the following:

1. Click Hot link Protection
2. Make sure the domain name you wish to protect is in the box below “Urls to Allow Access:”
3. In the box to the right of “Extensions to allow” Provide the extensions for which you would like to allow
4. If you check the box to the left of “Allow direct requests“, it will allow direct requests.
5. Click Activate

You have now protected your images from being HOT LINKED