One of the most efficient methods to limit the access to your Internet site is to block the IP addresses of those that mustn't be able to open it. There are numerous good reasons to do this. As an example, you may want a specific individual not to be able to see your Internet site, or you may restrict the access for an entire nation. You can also block IP addresses in case you discover that there are too many Internet browser requests from them, if a large number of spam comments are left on your sites or if a script login page has been loaded numerous times. In any of these cases, the traffic is almost certainly fake and has been produced by an automatic bot, so you could safely block any questionable IP address, to be on the safe side. This way, you will also prevent the possibility of your hosting server getting overloaded by a lot of fake requests.

IP Blocking in Cloud Website Hosting

If you have a cloud website hosting account with us and you would like to block one or several IP addresses, you can use the IP Blocking tool, that is integrated into our in-house built Hepsia CP. By using a pretty simple interface, you can prevent any IP from accessing your content even if you have never had a web hosting account before. All it takes to perform this is to log within to your Control Panel, to check out the IP Blocking section, to choose a certain domain or subdomain from a drop-down menu and then to input the IP address. You will not have to do anything challenging if you wish to block an entire network - you'll just have to omit the last octet, so entering 1.1.1. with a blank space after the last dot will block the whole range from 1.1.1.1 to 1.1.1.255. All blocked IPs will be listed inside the same exact section, so you'll be able to remove any one of them from the blacklist with only a mouse click.

IP Blocking in Semi-dedicated Servers

The Hepsia hosting CP, offered with our semi-dedicated servers, will enable you to solve the issue with unwanted traffic very efficiently. It features an IP blocking tool in which you can add IP addresses with just several mouse clicks. All domains and subdomains you have within the account will be listed in a drop-down menu, so you only need to pick the one you need and then type in the IP address which has to be blocked. If you would like to block an entire range, a C-class network for instance, you just need to enter the first three octets of the IP and leave the last one blank. This shall block all 254 addresses, so you'll not need to type in them manually. Considering that all the IPs that you include in this section will be listed, you could very easily unblock any of them by clicking the Delete button related to the given IP.