====== Manage Floating IPs ======
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This manual provide a quick help on how to allocate, release, associate or disassociate the floating IPs using [[https://cloud.gwdg.de/horizon/project/floating_ips/| Floating IPs Dashboard]].

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===== Allocate / Release Floating IPs =====
When you need a new floating IP for your instance or load-balancer, you have to first allocate it to your project by following these steps:
<WRAP Group> <WRAP column half> 1- From the left menu bar, select Project->Network→Floating IPs and then click "Allocate IP To Project". (The button is deactivate if your quota is completely used.) 

2- In the opened form, leave the "Pool" as "public", optionally write a description and click "Allocate IP". The new IP will be shown in the list. </WRAP><WRAP column half> {{:en:services:server_services:gwdg_cloud_server:allocatefip.png?direct&400 |}}</WRAP></WRAP>

<WRAP Group> <WRAP column half> You can release an IP by following these steps: </WRAP><WRAP column half>  </WRAP></WRAP>
<WRAP Group> <WRAP column half> 1- Be sure that the value under column "	Mapped Fixed IP Address" is "-" which means the IP is not in use. Otherwise, you have to first disassociate the IP. 

2- Select the IP and click "Release Floating IPs".

 3- In opened form, check the IP again and confirm your request by clicking "Release Floating IPs". </WRAP><WRAP column half> {{:en:services:server_services:gwdg_cloud_server:releasefip.png?direct&400|}}</WRAP></WRAP>
===== Associate / Disassociate Floating IPs =====
After allocating an IP yo your project, you can associate it with your instance by following these steps:
<WRAP Group> <WRAP column half> 
1- Click the "Associate" on the very right of the IP row. 

2- In the opened form, leave the "IP Address" as selected one and select your target instance (or load-balancer) as "Port to be associated". 

3- Check the information and click "Associate".
</WRAP><WRAP column half> {{:en:services:server_services:gwdg_cloud_server:associatefip.png?direct&400 |}} </WRAP></WRAP>

<WRAP Group><WRAP column half>
You can disassociate an IP from your instance (to either release it or associate it with another instance) by following these steps:
</WRAP><WRAP column half></WRAP></WRAP>
<WRAP Group> <WRAP column half> 1- Click the "Disassociate" on the very right of the IP row. 

2- In the opened form, check the IP again and confirm your request by clicking "Disassociate". 

</WRAP><WRAP column half>{{:en:services:server_services:gwdg_cloud_server:disassociatefip.png?direct&400 |}}</WRAP></WRAP>