An IP address is a unique number that distinguishes a site or a hosting server on the Internet, so in the event that you have a dedicated IP, it will be employed exclusively by your Internet sites and shall not be shared with other people as it happens with shared Internet hosting accounts. Provided you have your own hosting server, you shall have a dedicated IP, but you may require extra ones for different purposes. In case you have a web-based store, for instance, you shall need an SSL certificate for it, in order to ensure that the payment info that your customers submit will be encrypted and safe. The same is valid if you have a login form of some kind and you want the usernames and the passwords which visitors input to be protected. The SSL certificate requires a dedicated IP, which should be different from the one which you already have on the machine. You could also need an individual IP for an application such as a VoIP server, or if you desire a slightly better performance for a certain Internet site, which may affect its position in search engine results.
Extra Dedicated IPs in VPS Hosting
Every VPS hosting package we provide comes with one dedicated IP address and if you add a web hosting Control Panel to it, we will give you a second one at no additional cost, allowing you to use it the way you see fit. If you want to use more IPs, you shall be able to order them with just 2 mouse clicks whenever you want, as you will find such an option both on our order page and within your billing Control Panel. In the first case, the dedicated addresses will be available the minute the virtual server is set, while in the second - a few minutes after you buy them. You'll be able to renew the IPs together with your VPS plan and use them for as long as you wish. They can come in handy not only for your own Internet sites, but also for the sites of any customers that you might have in case you are using the virtual server to run a web hosting reseller business. There isn't a limit on how often you can order additional IPs or on the amount of of them you can use with your machine at any time.
Extra Dedicated IPs in Dedicated Web Hosting
When you get one of our dedicated server plans, you'll get three IP addresses at no additional charge and you could use them for any purpose. If you require more IPs, you may request them anytime from your billing area and we'll assign them to the web server a few minutes later. You can also get additional IPs during the signup procedure and they'll be available on your hosting server the minute it is set and we hand it over to you. The IP upgrade is available in increments of three and you can choose how many addresses you will order and how long you shall use them, since you can select the number of IPs that you will renew on a monthly basis with your server plan. Any IP address which is assigned to your dedicated server can be used not just for your personal content, but for any Internet site or application which your clients may have - if you have purchased the server with the intent to resell the disk space to third parties.