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The IP
Aliasing page enables the
administrator to control IP Aliasing
on system network interfaces. This
function is designed specifically
for servers that have more than one
IP address or are on more than one
interface.
To access
the IP aliasing management functions,
click on the IP ALIASING button on
the Server administration page. The
IP Aliasing management page appears
displaying the list of IP aliases
available in the system.
The icons
in the S and T columns represent the
IP address state and type (exclusive
or shared) respectively, the numbers
shown in the C and H columns
indicate whether the ip address is
used by clients and hosting accounts.
From this
page, the user can add and remove ip
aliases, refresh the list of ip
aliases, access the ip alias
properties editing.
To add an
IP Alias to a Bankoi WebHost Panel
managed server, follow these steps:
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Click on IP ALIASING button on
the Server administration page.
The IP Aliasing management
page appears displaying the
list of IP aliases available
in the system.
- To
add an IP alias, click on the
ADD button, the IP alias
adding page will open. Using
the Interface drop-down list,
select a network interface the
IP Alias will be added to.
Specify the appropriate IP
address and Subnet Mask in the
text boxes provided. Define
the IP address type (Shared or
Exclusive) and select the SSL
certificate to be used for the
hosting accounts created using
this IP.
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Click UPDATE to submit. Once
submitted, the new address
remains on the screen to
facilitate the entry of
multiple addresses.
NOTE
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You cannot add random IP
addresses; they must be
assigned.
- If
you add manually an IP (IP
alias) to the system, be
sure to make all necessary
changes in the system
startup configuration files
for the ip address (ip
alias) to be restored after
the system is restarted.
Editing the IP alias
properties
Changing
the IP address type
To
change the IP address type,
follow these steps:
- At
the IP aliasing management
page, select the ip adress
in the list to edit it. The
IP editing page will open.
-
Change the IP address type
to Shared or Exclusive using
the radio-button.
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Click UPDATE to submit your
changes.
Assigning a SSL certificate
to the IP address
To
assign a SSL certificate, follow
these steps:
- At
the IP aliasing management
page, select the ip adress
in the list to edit it. The
IP editing page will open.
-
Select the required SSL
certificate from the drop-down
list of certificates
available from the
repository.
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Click UPDATE to submit your
changes.
In case
if an IP address is missing on
the interface, you can try
restoring it using the REPAIR IP
button:
- At
the IP aliasing management
page, select the ip adress
in the list to edit it. The
IP editing page will open.
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Click the REPAIR IP button.
The ip address will be
restored.
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Click UP LEVEL to return to
the IP aliasing management
page.
What is 'default domain'?
The
default domain displayed on the
IP properties page is the domain,
which has the highest priority
set in the Apache configuration
page over all domains using the
given ip address for hosting.
To set
the default domain for the given
IP address, follow these steps:
- At
the IP aliasing management
page, click on the number in
the H column of the list,
corresponding to the
necessary IP address. The
page will open displaying
the list of domains hosted
using this IP address.
-
Select a domain using the
radio-button in the Sel
column.
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Click SET AS DEFAULT. Now
the default domain is set.
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Click UP LEVEL to return to
the IP aliasing management
page.
Managing the clients granted
the IP alias
Accessing the list of
clients sharing the same IP
address.
To
access the list of clients,
follow these steps:
- At
the IP aliasing management
page, click on the number in
the C column of the list,
corresponding to the
necessary IP address. The
page will open displaying
the list of clients who have
this IP address in the IP
pool.
Adding
IP alias to client's IP
pool
From
this page you can add this ip
address to the ip pool of a
certain client:
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Click on the ADD button on
this page. The clients
selection dialog window
will open prompting you to
select the clients to add
the ip address to.
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Click on a client's name
in the list to select
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Click ADD to add, or
CANCEL to cancel adding.
Removing IP alias from
client's IP pool
You
can remove the IP alias from
this page. To do this:
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Select the client you wish
to remove an alias from
using the checkboxes in
the Sel column.
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Click REMOVE SELECTED. The
confirmation page appears.
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Check the checkbox and
click SUBMIT to confirm
removal or click CANCEL to
cancel.
Searching in the list of
clients
You
have an option of searching
through the list for a certain
pattern. It may help you in
case you have a great number
of items in the list and you
need to work with a particular
one. To search through the
list, type the pattern string
into the text input field and
click SEARCH. If there were
any items found matching the
entered pattern string, they
will all be displayed in the
form of a reduced list. The
button SHOW ALL will revert to
displaying the whole list.
Sorting the list of
clients
You
can sort the list of clients
who are granted the IP address.
To sort the list, click on the
Client name title of the list,
an arrow will indicate the
order of sorting (up for
ascending, down for descending).
Managing the hosting accounts
that use the IP alias
Viewing the list of domains
To
access the list of domains,
follow these steps:
- At
the IP aliasing management
page, click on the number in
the H column of the list,
corresponding to the
necessary IP address. The
page will open displaying
the list of domains hosted
using this IP address.
Setting the default domain
To
set the default domain for the
given IP address from this
page, follow these steps:
-
At the IP aliasing
management page, click on
the number in the H column
of the list, corresponding
to the necessary IP
address. The page will
open displaying the list
of domains hosted using
this IP address.
-
Select a domain using the
radio-button in the Sel
column.
-
Click SET AS DEFAULT. Now
the default domain is set.
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Click UP LEVEL to return
to the IP aliasing
management page.
Searching in the list of
domains
You
have an option of searching
through the list for a certain
pattern. It may help you in
case you have a great number
of items in the list and you
need to work with a particular
one. To search through the
list, type the pattern string
into the text input field and
click SEARCH. If there were
any items found matching the
entered pattern string, they
will all be displayed in the
form of a reduced list. The
button SHOW ALL will revert to
displaying the whole list.
Sorting the list of
domains
You
can sort the list of domains
that are hosted using the
given IP address. To sort the
list, click on the Domain name
title of the list, an arrow
will indicate the order of
sorting (up for ascending,
down for descending).
Refreshing the list of
addresses
When the
new IP addresses appear on the
interface, but are not displayed
in the control panel, you may have
to refresh the list of IP
addresses manually:
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Access the IP aliasing
management page.
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Click the REREAD IP button.
To remove
one or more IP Aliases from the
network interface, follow these
steps:
- At
the IP aliasing management
page, select the IP aliases
you wish to remove, using the
checkboxes in the Sel column.
-
Click REMOVE SELECTED. A
confirmation page will open,
click SUBMIT to remove, or
CANCEL to cancel the removal.
NOTE
You
cannot remove the main interface
IP from the Bankoi WebHost Panel
control panel, the corresponding
checkbox appears as disabled in
the Sel column of the list.
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