An IP address is a unique number which separates a site or a server on the Internet, so in the event that you have a dedicated IP, it will be employed just by your Internet sites and will not be shared with others as it happens with shared web hosting accounts. If you have your own server, you'll have a dedicated IP, but you may require additional ones for different uses. Provided you have an Internet store, for example, you shall need an SSL certificate for it, in order to make certain that the payment info your clients submit will be encrypted and safe. The same is valid if you have a login form of some sort and you would like the usernames and the passwords that visitors enter to be secured. The SSL certificate requires a dedicated IP address, which has to be different from the one which you already have on the web server. You may also need an individual IP for an application such as a VoIP server, or if you desire a slightly better overall performance for a given website, which may affect its position in search engine results.
Extra Dedicated IPs in Dedicated Web Hosting
All Linux dedicated web hosting that we offer feature three IP addresses by default and you'll be able to use them in any way you see fit. In the event that you require more IPs for any reason, you'll be able to add them to your hosting server with just a few mouse clicks without any restrictions as to their number or to the duration for which you shall be able to employ them. This upgrade comes in increments of three and if you need the IPs straight away, you'll be able to add them to the package during the signup procedure, while in the event that it turns out that you need more IPs at some point later, you can order them just as quickly from your billing area and we shall assign them to your dedicated server a few moments later. The dedicated IPs could be renewed along with the web server plan on a monthly basis and you'll be able to determine if you shall renew all of them or just a few - in the event that you no longer need that many. You'll be able to use the IPs both for your own websites and for customer hosting accounts - when you're using the dedicated server as a web hosting reseller platform.