{"id":2266,"date":"2019-07-16T14:17:47","date_gmt":"2019-07-16T14:17:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/chemicloud.com\/kb\/?post_type=ht_kb&#038;p=2266"},"modified":"2020-03-25T14:42:27","modified_gmt":"2020-03-25T14:42:27","slug":"your-ip-address-has-changed-cpanel-log-in-error-how-to-fix-it","status":"publish","type":"ht_kb","link":"https:\/\/chemicloud.com\/kb\/article\/your-ip-address-has-changed-cpanel-log-in-error-how-to-fix-it\/","title":{"rendered":"\u201cYour IP Address Has Changed\u201d cPanel Log in Error? Here\u2019s How to Fix It!"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3 id=\"your-ip-has-changed-cpanel-error-when-do-you-see-this\">\u201cYour IP has changed\u201d cPanel error \u2013 When do you see this?<\/h3>\n<p>There are 3 situations in which this problem occurs.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Your internet service provider (ISP) provides a dynamic IP address or they use short DHCP lifetimes.<\/li>\n<li>When you try to login to the same cPanel account via 2 different devices with 2 different IPs.<\/li>\n<li>You use a proxy or VPN that changes the IP every few minutes.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 id=\"what-causes-your-ip-has-changed-cpanel-error\">What causes \u201cYour IP has changed\u201d cPanel error?<\/h3>\n<p>This setting validates IP addresses for cookie-based logins. This denies attackers the ability to capture cPanel session cookies in order to gain access to your cPanel &amp; WHM interfaces.<\/p>\n<p>In order to provide you with maximum security, on our platform, Cookie IP validation is set to <em>strict<\/em>\u00a0\u2014 The system requires that the access\u00a0IP address\u00a0and the cookie\u00a0IP address\u00a0match exactly.<\/p>\n<p>Otherwise, it will log you out automatically and you will see the error \u201c<em>Your IP has changed. Please login again<\/em>\u201c.<\/p>\n<h3 id=\"how-to-fix-your-ip-has-changed-cpanel-error\">How to fix \u201cYour IP has changed\u201d cPanel error?<\/h3>\n<p>Usually, re-login to cPanel will succeed. But, to fix this permanently, you must ensure that the IP Address remains static.<\/p>\n<p>In order to fix this permanently, please explore the below options:<\/p>\n<h4 id=\"1-use-a-static-ip-address\">1) Use a static IP Address<\/h4>\n<p>As we discussed, some ISPs constantly change IP addresses. As a result, users must enter the credentials every time to access cPanel.<\/p>\n<h4 id=\"2-access-cpanel-via-a-static-link\">2) Access cPanel via a static link<\/h4>\n<p>Unfortunately, not all ISPs provide static IPs.<\/p>\n<p>In such cases, we suggest you access your cPanel using a static link that contains the server name and the cPanel port.<\/p>\n<p>For instance, website owners can use the static link\u00a0 \u2018<em>https:\/\/server_name:2083\/\u2019\u00a0<\/em>to access cPanel<em>.<br \/>\n<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Here,\u00a0<em>server_name<\/em>\u00a0is the server name and\u00a0<em>2083<\/em>\u00a0is the cPanel port.<\/p>\n<h4 id=\"3-use-the-free-vpn-in-opera-web-browser\">3) Use the Free VPN in Opera web browser<\/h4>\n<p>You can take advantage of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.opera.com\/computer\/features\/free-vpn\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\"><strong>Opera&#8217;s free VPN<\/strong><\/a> which will provide you with a static IP that doesn\u2019t change frequently. Their free, built-in VPN requires no subscription, payment, or additional extensions.<\/p>\n<p>The first step is to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.opera.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">download Opera<\/a> and to install it.<\/p>\n<p>To activate the free VPN for the first time, enable it in Menu -&gt; Settings -&gt; Privacy -&gt; VPN. From now on you will see an icon on the address bar showing VPN status. Simply click on it to trigger VPN service on and off. You can then select your desired virtual location and also see stats on the data used.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u201cYour IP has changed\u201d cPanel error \u2013 When do you see this? There are 3 situations in which this problem occurs. Your internet service provider (ISP) provides a dynamic IP address or they use short DHCP lifetimes. 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