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Acquiring a New IP Address
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#. Log in to the CloudStack UI as an administrator or end user.

#. In the left navigation, choose Network.

#. Click the name of the network where you want to work with.

#. Click the Public IP Addresses tab.

#. Click Acquire New IP.

   The Acquire New IP window is displayed.

#. Specify whether you want cross-zone IP or not.

   If you want Portable IP click Yes in the confirmation dialog. If you
   want a normal Public IP click No.

   For more information on Portable IP, see `"Portable
   IPs" <#portable-ips>`_.

   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.
