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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. 

## Allow Access from Specific Countries

1.  Click on your username in the bottom left corner and go to the **Account settings** section.
    
2.  In the **Security and login** tab, click **Settings** in the **Allow access only from specific countries** block.
    
3.  Select the countries from which access to the dashboard should be allowed.
    
4.  Save the changes.
    
5.  To apply the restriction, toggle the switch to **Enabled**.
    

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

## Allow Access from Specific IP Addresses

1.  Click on your username in the bottom left corner and go to the **Account Settings** section.
    
2.  In the **Security and login** tab, click **Settings** in the **Allow access only from specific IP addresses** block.
    
3.  Click **Add IP address** and enter an IP address. Click anywhere next to it to add it. 
    
4.  Repeat for all IP addresses you need to add.
    
5.  Save the changes.
    
6.  To apply the restriction, toggle the switch to **Enabled**.
    

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

## Modify Restrictions

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

## Disable Restrictions

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