Common Misconceptions about Server IP Address

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Common Misconceptions about Server IP Address

• IP Address
• Website and web hosting
• Website and IP address
• Shared IP Address
• Dedicated IP Address
• Misconceptions
• Misconception A Dedicated IP is a must for SSL
  Certificate

• Misconception Shared IP Lowers SEO Performance
  of your Website
• Misconception Your IP address affects your Email
  Reputation
• Conclusion

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IP Address

• Internet Protocol Addresss (IP Address) is a
  numerical label which is assigned to each device
  that is connected to a computer network that
  identifies a device on the Internet or a local
  network.
• It is used for host or network interface
  identification and location addressing.

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Website and Web Hosting

• Every website has an IP address. These websites
  are made accessible to everyone via the Internet
  by web hosting companies.
• Web hosting is a service provided by a web
  hosting company which enables anyone to make
  their website accessible via the World Wide Web.
  Every Cloud hosting company in India or abroad,
  including the best Windows Hosting Company and
  the best hosting company in India provides web
  hosting services.

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Website and IP Address.

• The web hosts server on which a website is
  hosted also has an IP Address which you require
  to get everything connected correctly. You can
  find it on your web hosts dashboard.

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Shared IP Address

• It is an IP Address that is shared between
  several domains. This is used most often by web
  hosting companies because there are many
  configurations for which a dedicated IP address
  is not needed.
• Using a shared IP address doesnt necessarily
  mean that your website is hosted on a shared
  server.

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Dedicated IP Address

• This is the IP address assigned to a domain which
  is not shared or used by any other domains. In it
  your web host assigns you a dedicated IP for your
  domain. You can also purchase it as an add-on
  domain at a small fee.

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Misconceptions

• There are certain wrong impressions which people
  have regarding shared IP and dedicated IP which
  shall be discussed in brief in the following
  slides.

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Misconception A Dedicated IP is a must for SSL
Certificate

• SNI (Server Name Identification) enables web
  hosts to use multiple SSL certificates on one IP
  address. Hence, it is not compulsory anymore to
  have a dedicated IP for this purpose.

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Misconception Shared IP Lowers SEO Performance
of your Website

• Whether you use a shared or a dedicated IP, the
  search engines can read your websites
  performance. So, it is not true that a dedicated
  IP will improve the SEO performance of your
  website.

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Misconception Your IP address affects your Email
Reputation

• This is a fact only for those who send large
  volumes of email. So, in general it is another
  misconception.

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Conclusion

• There are many more misconceptions on this topic
  such as a shared IP will slow your sites speed
  which is not true. It is important to net get
  misguided by these misconceptions while choosing
  a shared or dedicated IP address.

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