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===Public IP=== <!--T:12--> | ===Public IP=== <!--T:12--> | ||
[[File:Manage-Floating-IP-Associations-Form.png|400px|thumb| Manage Floating IP (Click for larger image)]] | [[File:Manage-Floating-IP-Associations-Form.png|400px|thumb| Manage Floating IP (Click for larger image)]] | ||
Public IPs allow outside services | Public IPs allow outside services and tools to initiate contact with your VM, such as allowing you to connecting to it to perform administrative tasks or serve up web content. Public IPs can also be pointed to by domain names. | ||
To assign a public IP to a VM, you need to select ''Associate Floating IP'' from the drop-down menu button (indicated by ▼) of the ''Actions'' column in the ''Instances'' list. If this is your first time associating a floating IP, your project hasn't been assigned an external IP address yet. You need to click on the “+” sign to bring up the ''Allocate Floating IP'' dialog box. There is only one pool of public addresses, so the correct pool will already be selected; click on the ''Allocate IP'' button. | To assign a public IP to a VM, you need to select ''Associate Floating IP'' from the drop-down menu button (indicated by ▼) of the ''Actions'' column in the ''Instances'' list. If this is your first time associating a floating IP, your project hasn't been assigned an external IP address yet. You need to click on the “+” sign to bring up the ''Allocate Floating IP'' dialog box. There is only one pool of public addresses, so the correct pool will already be selected; click on the ''Allocate IP'' button. | ||