An IP address is a unique number that distinguishes a website or a server on the Internet, so if you have a dedicated IP, it will be used solely by your websites and will not be shared with other people 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 extra ones for various uses. If you have an electronic store, for example, you will need an SSL certificate for it, to make sure that the payment information which your customers submit will be encrypted and safe. The same is valid in case you have a login form of some sort and you want the usernames and the passwords which visitors enter to be secured. The SSL certificate requires a dedicated IP, which should be different from the one which you already have on the machine. 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 particular website, which shall affect its position in search engine results.
Extra Dedicated IPs in Dedicated Hosting
Each and every dedicated server which we offer includes 3 dedicated IP addresses provided absolutely free on top of the monthly fee for the package. We also offer the chance to add more IPs to your hosting server both when you sign up and at a later time using your billing CP, so you'll be able to order the IPs whenever you need them with no restriction on the number or on how often you get them. They may be purchased in groups of 3 and will be assigned to your hosting server right away. You can renew them with the web hosting plan and you could decide if you will renew all of them, or a smaller number - in case you no longer need the rest. Every dedicated IP address assigned to your web server may be used for any purpose: for a personal website, for a software hosting server, or for a hosting client - in the event that you've decided to start out your own Internet hosting company and you are reselling accounts to other people.