An IP address is a unique number that distinguishes an Internet site or a server on the world-wide web, so in the event that you have a dedicated IP, it shall be used exclusively by your Internet sites and will not be shared with other people as it happens with shared web hosting accounts. If you have your own web server, you'll have a dedicated IP, but you may require extra ones for a variety of purposes. In case you have an Internet store, for instance, you'll need an SSL certificate for it, in order to ensure that the payment information that your customers submit shall be encrypted and protected. The same is valid in the event that you have a login form of some kind and you wish the usernames and the passwords that visitors type in to be secured. The SSL certificate requires a dedicated IP address, which ought to be different from the one that you already have on the web server. You may also need a separate IP for an application such as a VoIP server, or if you desire a slightly better overall performance for a given Internet site, which may affect its position in search engine results.
Extra Dedicated IPs in Dedicated Hosting
Every single dedicated server which we offer comes with three dedicated IP addresses provided totally free on top of the monthly fee for the plan. We also provide you with the opportunity to add more IPs to your server both when you sign up and at a later time via your billing CP, so you may order the IPs whenever you require them without a restriction on the amount or on how often you get them. They can be purchased in groups of three and will be assigned to your web server instantly. You could renew them with the hosting plan and you can choose if you will renew all of them, or a smaller number - in case you no longer need the rest. Each dedicated IP address assigned to your hosting server can be used for any purpose: for a personal site, for a software hosting server, or for a hosting customer - in the event that you have decided to start out your own hosting enterprise and you are reselling accounts to other people.