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title: "Configure Grid Manager"
canonical: "https://docs.infoblox.com/space/DeploymentGuidevNIOSforAzure/736365769/Configure%20Grid%20Manager"
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This section details steps to configure your new vNIOS for Azure appliance as an Infoblox Grid Master. If you are joining this device to an existing Grid, refer to [NIOS documentation](https://docs.infoblox.com/space/NIOS/35400616/NIOS).

1. When you login to the Grid Manager for the first time, the Grid Setup Wizard will open.
2. Select **Configure a Grid Master** and click **Next**.

![image](media://12f82d6e-1ac5-4865-8d76-490f37fe6ba9)

3. On Step 2, enter a name for your Grid, a Shared Secret used to join new members to the Grid, and a Host Name for your Grid Master. Or, leave the default values and click **Next**.


![image](media://8ac55e2a-80cc-4e82-b4b6-282878a03000)

4. On Step 3, verify the IP address information for your Grid Master. This should be the private IP address of the vNIOS appliance. You will not usually need to make any changes on this step. Click **Next** to continue to Step 4.

![image](media://d18c695b-5e4e-4b9e-a441-840312ff0ce5)

5. On Step 4, you can optionally change the administrator password. Click **Next** to continue.


![image](media://31c0f58a-f6b0-4a32-a272-e827fcea827d)

6. On Step 5, select your **Time Zone** from the dropdown.
7. Enter the current **time** and click **Next**.

![image](media://ea1af324-0a14-4c83-929f-126445cf49df)

8. Review the details on Step 6 and click **Finish**.

![image](media://6935fe53-4620-4b23-a050-1df2dda9de8f)

9. Click **Yes** in the warning window to restart your vNIOS appliance.

![image](media://ba130b19-a9b9-496f-8877-f7dbbb1764cb)