HOW DO I MANAGE IP ADDRESSES ON MY DEDICATED SERVER WITH WINDOWS 2003 BASIC?

Answer by: George Kaloyanov, Aplus.Net Knowledge Base Support

Important: This article is applicable only for dedicated servers running on operating system Windows 2003 basic (without Plesk control panel).

By default, each dedicated server plan with Aplus.Net is assigned with one IP Address. You can sign up for additional IP(s) during initial server setup or later. Once the particular IP(s) are disclosed to you, please follow the instructions below on how to add them to your dedicated server IP pool:

1. Login to your server using Remote Desktop with username “Administrator” or another user with administrative privileges.
2. Right click on the My Network Places icon on your desktop and select Properties.
3. Right click on the Local Area Connection and select Properties.
4. Select the Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) and click on the Properties button.
5. Click on Advanced at the bottom right.
6. Under the IP Addresses group click on the Add button.
7. Enter the IP address, which was assigned to your server and type the subnet mask as 255.255.255.0. Then click Add
8. If you have more IPs assigned, please repeat steps 6 and 7.
9. Confirm all changes and the IP address(es) will be ready for use.