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Question

How to restrict Administrator access to Plesk by IP address?


Answer

Note: This restriction applies to Plesk Administrator account and additional Plesk Administrator accounts only. Other Plesk users are not affected by this restriction.

1.Log in to Plesk.

2.Go to Tools & Settings > IP Access Restriction Management (under Security)

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3.Click Settings.

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4.Choose the option according to your needs and click OK:

• Allowed, excluding the networks in the list - Users, whose IP address is added to the list, will not be able to log in to Plesk as Plesk Administrator or Additional Plesk Administrator.

• Denied from the networks that are not listed - Only those users, whose IP addresses is added to the list, will be able to log in to Plesk as Plesk Administrator or Additional Plesk Administrator.

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5.Click Add Network and add an IP address in accordance with the option above.

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Additional Information

• Restricting Administrative Access | Plesk Obsidian Documentation