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title: "Set up Virtual IPs"
sidebar_label: "Set up Virtual IPs"
sidebar_position: 11
description: "How to set up Virtual IPs as secondary IPs. How to verify connectivity"
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# Set up Virtual IPs

Virtual IPs are used to configure multiple IP addresses from different subnets, including private ones, on a single network interface.

1. [Connect to your Selectel firewall](#connect-to-firewall).
2. [Create a Virtual IP](#create-virtual-ip).
3. [Verify connectivity](#check-connectivity).

## 1. Connect to your Selectel firewall \{#connect-to-firewall}

1. Open the following page in your browser:

   ```bash
   https://<ip_address>:5443
   ```

   Enter `<ip_address>` — the firewall IP address.

2. Enter the username and password received in the ticket after [ordering a firewall](/firewalls/order/order-hardware-firewall.mdx). The main page of the graphical interface with a dashboard will open.

## 2. Create a Virtual IP \{#create-virtual-ip}

1. In the **Firewall** menu, go to **Virtual IPs**.
2. Click **+ Add**.
3. In the **Type** field, select **IP Alias**.
4. In the **Interface** field, select the interface you are configuring.
5. In the **Address(es)** field, enter the IP address used as a secondary IP.
6. Click **Save** → **Apply Changes**.

## 3. Verify connectivity \{#check-connectivity}

1. In the **Diagnostics** menu, go to **Ping**.
2. In the **Hostname** field, enter the device IP address.
3. In the **IP Protocol** field, select the IP protocol version.
4. In the **Source address** field, select the address from which the ping request will be sent.
5. Click **Ping**.
6. Make sure there is connectivity. If there is no connectivity, check the [Virtual IP settings](#create-virtual-ip).

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