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title: "Restricting Access to the Dashboard | Hostman Docs"
description: "Learn how to restrict access to your Hostman dashboard, allowing authorization only from specific IP addresses or countries."
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For additional account security, you can restrict access to your Hostman dashboard, allowing authorization only from specific IP addresses or countries. 

You can manage these parameters in the **Account Settings** section under **Security and Login**.

## Allow Access from Specific Countries

1.  Click on your username in the top right corner and go to the **Account Settings** section.
    
2.  In the **Security and login** tab, click **Settings** next to the **Countries** setting.
    

![Image7](https://content.hostman.com/assets/12b36aa6-8af0-40c1-9ef0-2514ff8c00de.png?width=1120&height=467)

3.  Select the countries from which access to the dashboard should be allowed.
    
4.  Save the changes.
    

![Image1](https://content.hostman.com/assets/102740f4-424e-4c5e-9cb6-e7d70d315f10.png?width=1527&height=840)

5.  To apply the restriction, toggle the switch to **Enabled**.
    

![Image4](https://content.hostman.com/assets/97a56520-48c6-463b-9c0d-4b28e587c1fa.png?width=1108&height=466)

If you are currently logged in from a country not on your allowed list, the system will warn you before enabling the restriction.

![Image2](https://content.hostman.com/assets/8abb61d5-cfde-4fb2-a3a2-4628b3fdc398.png?width=745&height=386)

## Allow Access from Specific IP Addresses

1.  Click on your username in the top right corner and go to the **Account Settings** section.
    
2.  In the **Security and login** tab, click **Settings** next to the **IP Addresses** setting.
    

![Image7](https://content.hostman.com/assets/48773e6d-5a78-4a93-b4b0-8569b95c2ffd.png?width=1120&height=467)

3.  Click **Add IP address** and enter an IP address. Click anywhere next to it to add it. 
    

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4.  Repeat for all IP addresses you need to add.
    
5.  Save the changes.
    
6.  To apply the restriction, toggle the switch to **Enabled**.
    

![Image3](https://content.hostman.com/assets/1b85c126-0200-413e-9e79-ad179c6c3532.png?width=1112&height=465)

If you are currently logged in from an IP address not on your allowed list, the system will warn you before enabling the restriction.

![Image5](https://content.hostman.com/assets/5fcfa7c7-1583-4431-b964-50324178fe54.png?width=748&height=390)

To modify country or IP address restrictions, click **Settings**, make the changes, and click **Save**.

To disable the restriction, turn it off by toggling the switch in the **Account Settings** or or remove it permanently by deleting selected countries or IP addresses.