en-US/acquire-new-ip-address.xml

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<section id="acquire-new-ip-address">
  <title>Acquiring a New IP Address</title>
  <orderedlist>
    <listitem>
      <para>Log in to the &PRODUCT; UI as an administrator or end user. </para>
    </listitem>
    <listitem>
      <para>In the left navigation, choose Network.</para>
    </listitem>
    <listitem>
      <para>Click the name of the network where you want to work with.</para>
    </listitem>
    <listitem>
      <para>Click View IP Addresses.</para>
    </listitem>
    <listitem>
      <para>Click Acquire New IP.</para>
      <para>The Acquire New IP window is displayed.</para>
    </listitem>
    <listitem>
      <para>Specify whether you want cross-zone IP or not.</para>
      <para>If you want Portable IP click Yes in the confirmation dialog. If you want a normal
        Public IP click No.</para>
      <para>For more information on Portable IP, see <xref linkend="portable-ip"/>.</para>
      <para>Within a few moments, the new IP address should appear with the state Allocated. You can
        now use the IP address in port forwarding or static NAT rules.</para>
    </listitem>
  </orderedlist>
</section>