How to change the IP address in Plesk for Windows Server

Question

How to switch all subscriptions to a new IP address in Plesk for Windows Server?

Note: For Plesk for Linux, refer to this KB article.

Answer

Use Plesk Reconfigurator to re-assign all subscriptions to a different IP address.

Note: To move subscriptions to a different IP address using Plesk Reconfigurator, IP address should be added to the server directly and should not exist in Plesk. For another option, see the section " (Windows Server) Changing the IP address for all domains" in this KB article.

1. Log in to Plesk.

2. If the new IP address already exists in Plesk, go to Tools & Settings > IP Addresses and remove the new IP address (to which subscriptions will be moved).

3. Connect to the server via RDP.

4. Re-add the IP address at Windows Start > Control Panel > Network and Internet > Network and Sharing Center > Change adapter settings > right-click on a network interface to open its Properties > Internet Protocol Version 4 (TCP/IPv4) > Properties > Advanced > Add.

5. Go to Windows Start > All Programs > Plesk Reconfigurator.

6. Click on Change server IP addresses. The window IP Addresses Reconfiguring will be opened.

7. In the section Select the IP addresses to be changed, select IP addresses which are to be replaced.

8. Map each selected IP to a new IP address:

   8.1. To map a selected address, click on the address entry. The entry will be highlighted.

   8.2. Select the address to map to:

   • To map to an existing IP address, use the section Existing Address.

   • To map to a new IP address that will be created during mapping, use the section Create New IP Address.

9. Click Next.

Plesk installation will be reconfigured to use the specified IP addresses instead of the old ones. All related records in the Plesk database will be updated, network adapter settings will be changed (the old IP addresses are removed), FTP and web servers will be reconfigured, and DNS records will be updated accordingly.

If the changing fails during execution, all the changes are rolled back.

Note: When connected to the server through the Remote Desktop connection, the operation will terminate the session.

For more information, see Plesk Obsidian Administrator's Guide.