{"id":12271,"date":"2021-11-03T08:01:30","date_gmt":"2021-11-03T08:01:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.milesweb.co.uk\/hosting-faqs\/?p=12271"},"modified":"2024-04-23T12:08:09","modified_gmt":"2024-04-23T11:08:09","slug":"restrict-ip-address-administrator-access-plesk","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.milesweb.co.uk\/hosting-faqs\/restrict-ip-address-administrator-access-plesk\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Restrict IP Address for Administrator Access in Plesk?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Users with administrator login hold unchallenged authority over any server. Therefore, it is advisable to keep the details of the admin account as secure as possible. Speaking of security, Plesk can restrict the administrator access to a particular IP address. It makes hacking into the system from a remote location impossible.<\/p>\n<h2>To Restrict IP Address for Administrator Access<\/h2>\n<p>1. Log in to your <em>administrator<\/em> account of Plesk.<\/p>\n<p>2. Select the <strong>Tools &amp; Settings<\/strong> option from the side menu.<\/p>\n<p>3. Click on the <strong>IP Access Restriction Management<\/strong> under the <strong>Security<\/strong> section.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-13809\" src=\"https:\/\/www.milesweb.co.uk\/hosting-faqs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/plesk_ip_access_restriction_management.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1561\" height=\"556\" \/><\/p>\n<p>4. Click on <strong>Settings<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-13810\" src=\"https:\/\/www.milesweb.co.uk\/hosting-faqs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/plesk_ip_access_restriction_management_settings.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"803\" height=\"254\" \/><\/p>\n<p>5. Choose between-<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Allowed, excluding the networks in the list<\/strong>: Makes the list of IP addresses\u00a0from where the Administrator or Additional Plesk Administrator will not be able to log in to Plesk.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Denied from the networks that are not listed<\/strong>: Only the restricted IP addresses in the list will be authorized to log in as Plesk Administrator or Additional Plesk Administrator.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>6. Click <strong>OK<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-13813\" src=\"https:\/\/www.milesweb.co.uk\/hosting-faqs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/plesk_ip_access_restriction_settings.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"604\" height=\"216\" \/><\/p>\n<p>7. Click on <strong>Add Network<\/strong> to add a new restricted IP address.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-13811\" src=\"https:\/\/www.milesweb.co.uk\/hosting-faqs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/plesk_ip_access_restriction_add_network.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"833\" height=\"236\" \/><\/p>\n<p>8. Enter the <strong>Subnet or IP address<\/strong> to add to the list of restricted IP addresses and click <strong>OK<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-13814\" src=\"https:\/\/www.milesweb.co.uk\/hosting-faqs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/plesk_ip_access_restriction_add_network_ok.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"751\" height=\"286\" \/><\/p>\n<p>This is how you can restrict an IP address for administrator access in\u00a0Plesk.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Users with administrator login hold unchallenged authority over any server. 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