An IP address is a unique number that separates a website or a web server on the Internet, so if you have a dedicated IP, it will be used only by your Internet sites and will not be shared with other individuals as it happens with shared website hosting accounts. If you have your own web server, you shall have a dedicated IP, but you may require additional ones for a variety of uses. In case you have an online store, for instance, you'll need an SSL certificate for it, to make certain that the payment info which your customers submit will be encrypted and secure. The same is valid in case you have a login form of some sort and you would like the usernames and the passwords that visitors enter to be protected. The SSL certificate requires a dedicated IP, which needs to be different from the one which you already have on the server. You could also need an independent IP for an application such as a VoIP server, or if you desire a slightly better performance for a given Internet site, which may influence its position in search engine results.
Extra Dedicated IPs in VPS Servers
Our VPS plans come with one dedicated IP address by default. An additional one is available too - when they are ordered with a web hosting Control Panel. In case you need more IPs, however, you shall be able to incorporate them with ease, no matter the package which you have chosen. You could do this during the signup process in the event that you need them from the start or through your billing account - in case you need them afterwards. The dedicated IPs shall be assigned to your server soon after that and you'll be able to start using them. You can renew the IPs along with the plan for so long as you plan to use them. This upgrade is very useful not just for your personal content, but also when you wish to use the virtual server to run a web hosting reseller business, because you'll be able to provide a dedicated IP to any customer who wants to use one. There isn't any restriction on the number of addresses you could order or on how frequently you'll be able to do that.
Extra Dedicated IPs in Dedicated Servers
If you acquire one of our dedicated server packages, you will get 3 IP addresses at no additional charge and you could use them for any purpose. If you require even more IPs, you'll be able to request them whenever you want via your billing area and we will assign them to the server a few minutes later. You can also get more IPs during the signup process and they shall be available on your machine as soon as it is ready and we hand it over to you. The IP upgrade is available in increments of 3 and you may decide how many addresses you'll order and how long you'll use them, since you will be able to select the number of IPs which you'll renew on a monthly basis with your hosting server plan. Any IP address which is assigned to your dedicated server may be used not only for your personal content, but also for any site or app which your customers may have - if you have purchased the machine with the intent to resell the disk space to third parties.