Adding IP-based sites

- Important: If your IP-based domain limit is zero, it means that the Appliance Administrator has not enabled IP-based sites as part of your plan, this option is not available in the Sites Manager menu.

A site is IP-based or name-based. IP-based sites have an unique IP address; name-based site have an unique host name, but share an IP address with the WEBppliance server.

Make sure you have all the required information before adding a site.

To add an IP-based site, follow these steps:

1. From the left navigation bar, click Sites.

2. In the Sites Manager menu, click the arrow, and choose Add IP-based Site.

3. In the Site Name field, choose one of the following option:

- Append to or change the default value. This value displays if you have used the Site Defaults option to set the site name.

- Enter a new site name using only letters, numbers, dashes (-) or periods (.). Do not use spaces or other characters.

4. In the Administrator User Name field, enter the Site Administrator user name using a name that is unique to this server. This name is the login name and is used to identify the user account for this site, and cannot match an existing name. Site Administrators can log on to their administrative interfaces using this name. The name can contain up to 20 uppercase or lowercase characters except for the following: " \ / [] : ; | = , + * ? < >. It cannot consist solely of periods (.).

5. In the Administrator Password field, enter the Site Administrator password using a value up to 14 characters. Passwords are case-sensitive. The Site Administrator can change the password later.

6. In the Confirm Administrator Password field, re-enter the password.

7. In the Email Contact field, enter a contact email address for the Site Administrator using the format name@mail.com.

8. In the IP Address field, choose one of the following options:

- Retain the existing value, which is generated automatically and reflects the default IP address.

- Enter the corresponding IP address using the format n.n.n.n where n is a number between 0 and 255. The IP address for the site must have the same subnet mask as the physical server.

9. In the Select a Service Plan field, click the arrow, and choose a Service Plan. The site settings are based on the Service Plan that you choose.

10. Click Add Site.

For Configuring Advanced features for an IP-based site, click here.