diff --git a/app/code/community/Sitewards/B2BProfessional/Helper/Customer.php b/app/code/community/Sitewards/B2BProfessional/Helper/Customer.php
index 8db06a3..266acaf 100644
--- a/app/code/community/Sitewards/B2BProfessional/Helper/Customer.php
+++ b/app/code/community/Sitewards/B2BProfessional/Helper/Customer.php
@@ -17,6 +17,11 @@ class Sitewards_B2BProfessional_Helper_Customer extends Sitewards_B2BProfessiona
      */
     const CONFIG_EXTENSION_REQUIRES_LOGIN = 'b2bprofessional/requirelogin/requirelogin';
 
+    /**
+     * Path for the config for extension allowed ip addresses that don't need to login
+     */
+    //const CONFIG_EXTENSION_REQUIRES_LOGIN_IPADDRESSES = 'b2bprofessional/exemptips/ipaddresses';
+
     /**
      * Path for the config for extension is active by customer group
      */
@@ -157,7 +162,17 @@ public function isCustomerGroupActive()
      */
     public function isLoginRequired()
     {
+      //added by Philip pd@dwdonline.com DWD
+      $allowedIPAddresses = Mage::getStoreConfig('b2bprofessional/exemptips/ipaddresses');
+      $ip = $_SERVER['REMOTE_ADDR'];
+      $allowed = explode(",",$allowedIPAddresses);
+
+      if (in_array($ip, $allowed)) {
+        return $this->getStoreFlag('0', 'bLoginRequired');
+      } else {
         return $this->getStoreFlag(self::CONFIG_EXTENSION_REQUIRES_LOGIN, 'bLoginRequired');
+      }
+      //end added by Philip pd@dwdonline.com DWD
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/app/code/community/Sitewards/B2BProfessional/etc/system.xml b/app/code/community/Sitewards/B2BProfessional/etc/system.xml
index ed9d312..134aeb7 100644
--- a/app/code/community/Sitewards/B2BProfessional/etc/system.xml
+++ b/app/code/community/Sitewards/B2BProfessional/etc/system.xml
@@ -96,6 +96,25 @@
                         </requireloginredirect>
                     </fields>
                 </requirelogin>
+                <exemptips>
+                    <label>Exempt IP Addresses for Login</label>
+                    <frontend_type>text</frontend_type>
+                    <sort_order>3</sort_order>
+                    <show_in_default>1</show_in_default>
+                    <show_in_website>1</show_in_website>
+                    <show_in_store>1</show_in_store>
+                    <fields>
+                        <ipaddresses translate="label comment">
+                            <label>Allowed IP's</label>
+                            <frontend_type>text</frontend_type>
+                            <sort_order>3</sort_order>
+                            <show_in_default>1</show_in_default>
+                            <show_in_website>1</show_in_website>
+                            <show_in_store>1</show_in_store>
+                            <comment><![CDATA[List of IP Addresses seperated by comma. ie: 8.8.4.4,4.4.4.4]]></comment>
+                        </ipaddresses>
+                    </fields>
+                </exemptips>
                 <activatebycategorysettings translate="label comment">
                     <label>Activate by category</label>
                     <frontend_type>text</frontend_type>