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title: "Configure Networking"
canonical: "https://docs.infoblox.com/space/DeploymentGuidevNIOSforOCI/1557365071/Configure%20Networking"
format: markdown
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1. Enter a name for your **VNIC name**.

2. Under Primary Network, choose **Select existing virtual cloud network**.

3. If needed, click **Virtual cloud network compartment** to select the compartment holding your VCN.

4. Use the Virtual cloud network dropdown to select your VCN.

5. Under Subnet, choose **Select existing subnet**.

6. If needed, click **Subnet compartment** to select the compartment holding your subnet.

7. Use the Subnet dropdown to select the subnet for your MGMT interface.

*Note: The VNIC created during initial deployment of the instance will be the MGMT interface in NIOS. In the next section, we will add a second interface, which is required for the vNIOS instance to boot successfully.*

8. Under Primary VNIC IP addresses, choose **Automatically assign private IPv4 address **under Private IPv4 address. Then choose whether to **Automatically assign public IPv4 address or not**. A public IP address will not normally be needed for the MGMT interface. It is recommended that you select **Do not assign a public IPv4 address**.

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9. Under **Add SSH keys section**.

10.   Choose from the available options.

*Note: While SSH keys are not required here, you will need keys later to connect to the instance virtual console. To generate keys now, select ****Generate a key pair for me****. Click on ****Download private key**** and ****Download public key**** to download these keys.*

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11.   Click **Next** after completing the Networking, to proceed to **Storage**.

12.   Leave Configure **Boot Volume** settings at their default.

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13.   Click **Next** to review the Instance.

14.   Review the Instance and click on **Create **To finish deploying the instance.

15.   You can monitor the deployment of your instance on the Instance Details page. Wait for the status to show **Succeeded**.

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