In the nginx config add:
proxy_set_header X-Real-IP $remote_addr;
In the apache config add:
SetEnvIf X-Real-IP 72.3.230.* is_admin=true
Allow from env=is_admin
IP Based Authorization on Apache With NGINX Proxy
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