Question
How to change the type of IP address to dedicated or shared in Plesk?Â
Answer
- Log into Plesk.
- Go to Tools & Settings > IP Addresses > click on the required IP address in the IP Address column.
- Tick the Shared or Dedicated option in the IP address is distributed as section:
Note: before changing to dedicated IP type make sure that websites and customers are not using such an IP address.
- Press the OK button to apply the changes.
Solution using the SSH access
- Log into the server via SSH.
-
Using theÂ
ipmanage command change IP address type:Â
Note:Â replace theÂ
203.0.113.2with the required IP address.To shared
# plesk bin ipmanage -u 203.0.113.2Â -type shared
To dedicated
# plesk bin ipmanage -u 203.0.113.2Â -type exclusive
Note:Â before changing to dedicated IP type make sure that websites and customers are not using such an IP address.Â
Solution using the RDP access
- Log into Log into the server via RDP.Â
- Start a command prompt as an Administrator.
- Using theÂ
ipmanagecommand change the IP address type:
Note:Â replace theÂ
203.0.113.2with the required IP address.To shared
C:>Â plesk bin ipmanage.exe –update 203.0.113.2 -type shared
To dedicated
C:>Â plesk bin ipmanage.exe –update 203.0.113.2 -type exclusive
Note:Â before changing to dedicated IP type make sure that websites and customers are not using such an IP address.Â
