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How to Check Website Visitor Traffic by IP Address using AWStats in cPanel

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Introduction

This Knowledge Base article provides a concise, step-by-step guide on How to Check Website Visitor Traffic by IP Address using AWStats in cPanel. Viewing traffic by IP address helps you identify frequent visitors, detect unusual activity, and understand individual user behavior patterns. Use this guide when you need to analyze traffic from specific IP addresses or identify your most active visitors.

Prerequisite

  • Access to your cPanel login page.

Step-by-Step Guide

Step 1: Log in to cPanel

  • Access and log in to your cPanel account using your username and password.

Step 2: Open AWStats

  • In the Home page, under Metrics, click AWStats.

Step 3: Locate Your domain

  • From the Domain menu, locate the domain you want to view traffic statistics.

Step 4: Select Your domain

  • Click View next to the domain name.
  • The AWStats interface will open in a new window or tab.

Step 5: Select the Date

  • In the Reported period, select the month and year you want to review.
  • Click OK to apply the changes.

Step 6: Locate the Hosts

  • In left side of the page, locate and click the Hosts.
  • You will be directed to the Hosts section of the page which consist of full list, last visit and Unresolved IP Address.

⚠️ Important Note:

  • Understanding Hosts Sections:
    • Full List: Displays all IP addresses or hostnames that accessed your website, sorted by activity level. Shows pages viewed, hits, bandwidth consumed, and last visit date for each IP address.
    • Last Visit: Shows the most recent visitors to your website with their IP addresses and the exact date and time of their last access. Useful for monitoring real-time traffic.
    • Unresolved IP Address: Lists IP addresses that could not be reverse-resolved to a hostname. These are displayed as raw IP addresses (e.g., 192.168.1.1) instead of domain names.

 

Step 7: Review the IP Address

  • In the Hosts section, review the key traffic metrics displayed in the color-coded table.

⚠️ Important Note:

  • Understanding Traffic Metrics:
    • Pages: HTML pages viewed (excludes images, CSS, and JavaScript files).
    • Hits: All file requests including images, scripts, and stylesheets.
    • Bandwidth: Total data transferred to visitors.
    • Last Visit: The date and time of the most recent access from that IP address.

 

Conclusion

By following these steps, you can check website visitor traffic by IP address using AWStats in cPanel. IP address analysis helps you identify your most active visitors, detect patterns of repeated access, and monitor for suspicious activity. This information is useful for security monitoring, understanding user engagement, and identifying potential customers or partners.

Should you encounter any issues or have any questions, our support team at IPSERVERONE is always here to assist you. Don’t hesitate to reach out to us at support@ipserverone.com for any help you need.

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