# Static and IP Pools

## About this task

To configure a network for Static IP Assignment:

## Procedure

1. Navigate to Infrastructure  >  Network  >  Networks
2. Search for the target network
3. Edit the Network by either: 

   - Select Actions  >  Edit
   - Select the Network, then select Edit
4. In the Network Config modal, add the following: 

   - Gateway
   - DNS Primary
   - DNS Secondary
   - CIDR ex 10.10.10.0/22
   - VLAN ID (if necessary)
   - Network Pool \* Leave as “choose a pool” for entering a static IP while provisioning \* Select a Pool to use a pre-configured VM Essentials or IPAM Integration IP Pool
   - The Permissions settings are used for Multi-Tenant resource configuration

     - Leave settings as default if used in a single-tenant environment (only one Tenant in your VM Essentials appliance)
     - To share this network across all accounts in a multi-tenant environment, select the Master Tenant and set the Visibility to Public
     - To assign this network to be used by only one account in a multi-tenant environment, select the account and set visibility to Private
   - Active

     - Leave as enabled to use this network
     - Disable the active flag to remove this network from available network options
5. Save Changes

## Results

NOTE

When selecting a network with DHCP disabled and no IP Pool assigned during provisioning, an IP entry field will populate to the right of the selected network(s):

NOTE

When selecting a network with an IP Pool assigned during provisioning, the name of the IP pool will populate to the right of the selected network(s). IP Pools override DHCP.
