An IP address is a unique number that distinguishes a site or a server on the world-wide web, so if you have a dedicated IP, it shall be used only by your sites and shall not be shared with others as it happens with shared Internet hosting accounts. Provided you have your own server, you shall have a dedicated IP, but you may need extra ones for many different uses. If you have an online store, for example, you will need an SSL certificate for it, to make sure that the payment info that your clients submit shall be encrypted and secure. The same is valid in case you have a login form of some sort and you want the usernames and the passwords that visitors enter to be secured. The SSL certificate requires a dedicated IP, which has to be different from the one which you already have on the server. You may also need an individual IP for an application such as a VoIP server, or if you want a slightly better functionality for a given Internet site, which will influence its position in search engine results.
Extra Dedicated IPs in VPS Web Hosting
If you decide to buy one of our Linux VPS web hosting, we will provide you with one dedicated IP address by default and a second one at no extra cost - if you add any one of the hosting Control Panels we offer to your order. Some other IPs may be purchased with ease in the event that you require them. The option is available on the order page, so in the event that you need more IPs right away, we shall be able to assign them to your VPS the moment it is put in place and you can use them the moment you start using the web server. If you require them for any reason later on, you can order them through the billing area and they shall be available within a couple of minutes. This way, you shall be able to assign dedicated IP addresses not just to your own sites, but also to customers' websites in case you have launched a reseller business. You can order IPs as often as needed and renew them along with your virtual web server plan. If, at some point, you need less IPs, you shall have the chance to renew only those which you need, while the extra ones will be taken off your web server.
Extra Dedicated IPs in Dedicated Servers Hosting
Each dedicated server we offer includes three dedicated IP addresses supplied 100 % free on top of the monthly fee for the plan. We also offer the chance to add more IPs to your server both when you sign up and at a later time via your billing Control Panel, so you could order the IPs whenever you need them with no restriction on the number or on how frequently you get them. They can be purchased in groups of 3 and shall be assigned to your server immediately. You'll be able to renew them with the Internet hosting plan and you can choose if you'll renew all of them, or a smaller amount - if you no longer require the rest. Any dedicated IP address allotted to your web server could be used for any purpose: for a personal website, for a software hosting server, or for a hosting customer - in case you've decided to start off your own hosting firm and you're reselling accounts to other people.