The SMS uses geolocation databases to retrieve geographical information associated
with IP addresses to:
- Correlate the country of origin for host IP addresses associated with events.
- Query the database to view the country location for a specified host name or IP address.
- Display a map showing the country of origin for all IP addresses generating events.
- Display event details, reporting information, and IP Lookup results.
You can import the Geo Locator Database from the TMC. You can also import Geo IP files
from MaxMind. The SMS supports certain GeoLite Legacy and GeoLite2 databases (GeoLite2
City). Zipped database files must be in CSV format. To download the GeoIP database,
go to https://www.maxmind.com/en/geoip-databases and search for
GeoLite2.