Registering a certificate on this machine allows you to encrypt a communication between this machine and your computer using SSL. The encryption certificate is registered on this machine at shipment. Therefore, only enabling SSL/TLS on this machine allows you to establish an SSL encrypted communication immediately after installation.
For details, refer to Using an SSL/TLS Communication.
You can specify computers to allow or reject access to this machine in the range of an IP address. This feature allows you to restrict access from an unspecified location.
For details, refer to Restricting External Accesses Using the IP Address.