title: IP Blocker created at: Tue Oct 22 2024 09:28:13 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) updated at: Sat Feb 08 2025 14:21:49 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) --- # IP Blocker # Overview The *IP Blocker* interface allows you to block access to your website for one or more Internet Protocol (IP) Addresses or Fully Qualified Domain Names (FQDNs). > \[!NOTE] > Note > This interface **only** blocks access to your website, not other services like the [Webmail](https://docs.cpanel.net/webmail/the-webmail-interface/) interface. WHM users or your hosting provider can block IP addresses at the server level via the [*Host Access Control*](https://docs.cpanel.net/whm/security-center/host-access-control) interface (*WHM » Home » Security Center » Host Access Control*). # Block an IP address > \[!NOTE] > Note > If you enter IP addresses directly into the .htaccess file, enter them in CIDR format **only**. To deny access to an IP address or range of IP addresses, perform the following steps: 1. Enter the IP address or range in the *IP Address or Domain* text box. You can enter IP addresses in any of the following formats: * Single IP address (for example, `10.5.3.33`). * Range (for example, `10.5.3.3-10.5.3.40`). * Implied range (for example, `10.5.3.3-40`). * CIDR format (for example, `10.5.3.3/32`). * Implied IP address (for example, `10.`). 2. Click *Add*. > \[!CAUTION] > Warning > `10.` as an implied IP address represents `10.*.*.*`, where each asterisk (`*`) represents a positive whole number. If you enter `10.`, the system blocks access to any IP address that begins with `10`. # Currently-Blocked IP Addresses The system separates the IP address ranges that you enter into subnets in CIDR format. Then, the system adds the addresses to the `.htaccess` file. The interface lists blocked IP addresses and ranges in the table in CIDR format, where: * *Server Setting* represents the CIDR-formatted IP address range. * *Beginning IP* represents the beginning of the range. * *Ending IP* represents the end of the range. For example, if you enter the range `208.74.124.96-208.74.124.128`, the *Currently-Blocked IP Addresses* table will appear similar to the following example:  # Unblock an IP address To remove an IP address from the list of blocked IP addresses, perform the following steps: 1. Click *Delete* in the *Actions* column for the appropriate IP address. 2. Click *Remove IP*.