{"id":317,"date":"2016-06-22T12:31:44","date_gmt":"2016-06-22T12:31:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cloudhost.com.ng\/blog\/?p=317"},"modified":"2016-06-22T12:31:44","modified_gmt":"2016-06-22T12:31:44","slug":"how-to-block-an-ip-address","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cloudhost.com.ng\/blog\/how-to-block-an-ip-address\/","title":{"rendered":"How to block an IP address"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Is a user using up your bandwidth,\u00a0posting malicious contents or doing anything that poses a threat to your website? You can prevent them from doing so using the IP\u00a0Address\u00a0Deny Manager or\u00a0IP blocker as some people may call it.\u00a0cPanel allows you to block specific IP addresses and prevent them from accessing your website with the IP Address Deny Manager feature.<\/p>\n

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Block an IP address<\/strong><\/p>\n

The steps to blocking an IP address are as follows:<\/p>\n

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  1. Log into your cPanel account.<\/li>\n
  2. The IP Address Deny Manager<\/strong> can be found in the Security section. Once you have located it, click on it.<\/a><\/li>\n
  3. The IP Address Deny Manager page is displayed.<\/a><\/li>\n
  4. In the\u00a0IP Address or Domain<\/strong>\u00a0box, fill in the IP address or domain you wish to block.\u00a0You can enter IP addresses in any of the following formats:\n