diff --git a/src/middleware/route-ratelimit2.js b/src/middleware/route-ratelimit2.js
index aaa9127..e484265 100644
--- a/src/middleware/route-ratelimit2.js
+++ b/src/middleware/route-ratelimit2.js
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ The rate limit handling is designed for these four use cases:
 - Users who want to buy different RPM tiers: 100, 250, 600
 - Basic Authentication which should not have any rate limits applied.
 
-The Basci Auth use cases is considered when determining internal rate limits.
+The Basic Auth use cases is considered when determining internal rate limits.
 The internal rate limits should not be applied to calls from those users.
 
 A lot of attention has been paid to passing rate-limit information for the user
@@ -25,10 +25,10 @@ const Redis = require('ioredis')
 const { RateLimiterRedis } = require('rate-limiter-flexible')
 
 // local libraries.
-// const wlogger = require('../util/winston-logging')
+const wlogger = require('../util/winston-logging')
 const config = require('../../config')
 
-// let _this // Global pointer to instance of class, when 'this' context is lost.
+let _this // Global pointer to instance of class, when 'this' context is lost.
 
 // Setup Redis to track rate limits for each user.
 const redisOptions = {
@@ -45,14 +45,14 @@ const rateLimitOptions = {
 }
 
 // Constants
-// const ANON_LIMITS = config.anonRateLimit
-// const WHITELIST_RATE_LIMIT = config.whitelistRateLimit
-// const WHITELIST_DOMAINS = config.whitelistDomains
-// const INTERNAL_RATE_LIMIT = 1
+const ANON_LIMITS = config.anonRateLimit
+const WHITELIST_RATE_LIMIT = config.whitelistRateLimit
+const WHITELIST_DOMAINS = config.whitelistDomains
+const INTERNAL_RATE_LIMIT = 1
 
 class RateLimits {
   constructor () {
-    // _this = this
+    _this = this
 
     this.jwt = jwt
     this.rateLimiter = new RateLimiterRedis(rateLimitOptions)
@@ -63,8 +63,8 @@ class RateLimits {
   // support this function.
   async applyRateLimits (req, res, next) {
     try {
-      // let userId
-      // let decoded = {}
+      let userId
+      const decoded = {}
 
       // Create a re*Q*.locals object if not passed in.
       // req.locals.proLimit will be true if the user is using Basic Authentication.
@@ -83,8 +83,98 @@ class RateLimits {
           rateLimitTriggered: false
         }
       }
-    } catch (err) {
 
+      // Exit if the user has already authenticated with Basic Authentication.
+      if (req.locals.proLimit) {
+        return next()
+      }
+
+      // Determine if the call is an external or internal API call.
+      const isInternal = this.checkInternalIp(req)
+
+      // Determine if the call originates from another computer on the intranet.
+      const isWhitelistOrigin = this.isInWhitelist(req)
+      console.log('isWhitelistOrigin: ', isWhitelistOrigin)
+
+      // Handle the use case of internally-generated requests.
+      if (isInternal) {
+        // Internal API calls should pass the authentication data in through the
+        // the usrObj in the body.
+        if (req.body && req.body.usrObj) {
+          //
+          if (req.body.usrObj.proLimit) {
+            // If this is an internal call that originated from a user using
+            // Basic Authentication, then skip rate-limits.
+            return next()
+            //
+          } else if (req.body.usrObj.jwtToken) {
+            // Internal call originated from a user using a JWT token.
+            console.log(
+              'Internal call originated from a user using a JWT token'
+            )
+            //
+          } else {
+            // Internal call originates from an anonymous user.
+            console.log('Internal call originates from an anonymous user')
+          }
+        }
+      }
+    } catch (err) {
+      wlogger.error('Error in route-ratelimit2.js/applyRateLimits(): ', err)
+    }
+
+    next()
+  }
+
+  // Returns a boolean if the origin of the request matches a domain in the
+  // whitelist.
+  isInWhitelist (req) {
+    try {
+      const retVal = false // Default value.
+
+      // Retrieve the origin.
+      const origin = req.get('origin')
+
+      // console.log(`WHITELIST_DOMAINS: ${JSON.stringify(WHITELIST_DOMAINS, null, 2)}`)
+
+      for (let i = 0; i < WHITELIST_DOMAINS.length; i++) {
+        const thisDomain = WHITELIST_DOMAINS[i]
+
+        if (origin.toString().indexOf(thisDomain) > -1) {
+          return true
+        }
+      }
+
+      return retVal
+    } catch (err) {
+      wlogger.error(
+        'Error in route-ratelimit.js/isInWhitelist(). Returning false by default.'
+      )
+      return false
+    }
+  }
+
+  // Checks the request object to see if it's IP address matches an internal
+  // IP address. That means the call is an internal API call and should be
+  // treated differently than an external API call.
+  checkInternalIp (req) {
+    try {
+      // Default value
+      let isInternal = false
+
+      const ip = req.ip
+
+      if (ip.includes('127.0.0.1')) isInternal = true
+
+      if (ip.includes('172.17.')) isInternal = true
+
+      return isInternal
+    } catch (err) {
+      console.error(
+        'Error in checkInternalIp(). Returning false be default. Err: ',
+        err
+      )
+      return false
     }
   }