An IP address is a unique number which distinguishes a site or a server on the Internet, so in the event that you have a dedicated IP, it shall be used exclusively by your websites and won't be shared with others as it happens with shared hosting accounts. Provided you have your own web server, you will have a dedicated IP, but you may require additional ones for various purposes. Provided you have an online store, for instance, you will need an SSL certificate for it, to make sure that the payment info that your customers submit will be encrypted and protected. The same is valid in case you have a login form of some sort and you want the usernames and the passwords that visitors type in to be protected. The SSL certificate requires a dedicated IP address, which needs to be different from the one which you already have on the hosting server. You might also need an individual IP for an app such as a VoIP server, or if you would like a slightly better overall performance for a particular Internet site, which shall affect its position in search engine results.
Extra Dedicated IPs in VPS
If you choose one of the virtual private servers plans we provide, you shall get one dedicated IP address, and with any server that's ordered with a Control Panel, we supply a second one absolutely free. If you'd like to use additional IPs, you may add them to your package deal with several mouse clicks anytime. In the event that you need them at once, for example, you'll be able to add them to your order and they will be assigned to your VPS the minute it is set up. If you need them later, you can add them using your billing CP and they will be available within a few minutes. You can assign them to personal sites with a couple of mouse clicks or to any of your clients - if you are using the virtual server to start your own hosting business. You can benefit from this upgrade as often as you wish and you can renew the additional IP addresses with your plan for so long as needed.
Extra Dedicated IPs in Dedicated Hosting
All dedicated hosting we offer feature three IP addresses by default and you could use them in any way you see fit. In the event that you need additional IPs for any reason, you can add them to your hosting server with a few mouse clicks without restrictions as to their number or the length of time for which you shall be able to use them. This upgrade comes in increments of three and if you require the IPs right from the start, you may add them to the package during the signup process, while if it turns out that you need more IPs at some point later, you'll be able to order them just as simply from your billing area and we shall assign them to your dedicated server a few moments later. The dedicated IPs may be renewed together with the web server plan on a monthly basis and you can determine if you will renew all of them or simply a few - in case you no longer require that many. You may use the IPs both for your own Internet sites and for client hosting accounts - if you're using the dedicated server as a hosting reseller platform.