{"id":16863,"date":"2024-05-21T17:14:49","date_gmt":"2024-05-21T17:14:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hostvento.com\/kb\/web-hosting\/how-to-restrict-ip-address-for-administrator-access-in-plesk\/"},"modified":"2024-06-16T18:09:04","modified_gmt":"2024-06-16T18:09:04","slug":"how-to-restrict-ip-address-for-administrator-access-in-plesk","status":"publish","type":"docs","link":"https:\/\/www.hostvento.com\/kb\/docs\/hosting-faqs\/how-to-restrict-ip-address-for-administrator-access-in-plesk\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Restrict IP Address for Administrator Access in Plesk?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Uncontested power over any server is held by users who have logged in as administrators. As a result, it is advised to safeguard the admin account&#8217;s information as much as possible. Concerning security, Plesk has the ability to limit administrator access to a certain IP address. It prevents distant hackers from being able to access the system.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">To Restrict IP Address for Administrator Access<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>1. Log in to your&nbsp;<em>administrator<\/em>&nbsp;account of Plesk.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>2. Select the&nbsp;<strong>Tools &amp; Settings<\/strong>&nbsp;option from the side menu.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>3. Click on the&nbsp;<strong>IP Access Restriction Management<\/strong>&nbsp;under the&nbsp;<strong>Security<\/strong>&nbsp;section.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hostvento.com\/kb\/hosting-faqs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/plesk_ip_access_restriction_management.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-13809\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>4. Click on&nbsp;<strong>Settings<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hostvento.com\/kb\/hosting-faqs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/plesk_ip_access_restriction_management_settings.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-13810\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>5. Choose between-<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Allowed, excluding the networks in the list<\/strong>: Makes the list of IP addresses&nbsp;from where the Administrator or Additional Plesk Administrator will not be able to log in to Plesk.<\/li>\n\n\n\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\n\n\n<p>6. Click&nbsp;<strong>OK<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hostvento.com\/kb\/hosting-faqs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/plesk_ip_access_restriction_settings.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-13813\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>7. Click on&nbsp;<strong>Add Network<\/strong>&nbsp;to add a new restricted IP address.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hostvento.com\/kb\/hosting-faqs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/plesk_ip_access_restriction_add_network.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-13811\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>8. Enter the&nbsp;<strong>Subnet or IP address<\/strong>&nbsp;to add to the list of restricted IP addresses and click&nbsp;<strong>OK<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hostvento.com\/kb\/hosting-faqs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/plesk_ip_access_restriction_add_network_ok.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-13814\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>This is how you can restrict an IP address for administrator access in\u00a0Plesk.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/hostvento.com\/kb\/web-hosting\/how-to-add-edit-an-email-template-in-webuzo\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">How to Add\/Edit an Email Template in Webuzo?<\/span><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Uncontested power over any server is held by users who have logged in as administrators. As a result, it is advised to safeguard the admin account&#8217;s information as much as possible. Concerning security, Plesk has the ability to limit administrator access to a certain IP address. 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