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title: "Add Network"
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Use the **Add network** workflow to create a new network on a NIOS appliance. In the workflow, you can use a network template or specify the DHCP options (routers, DNS suffixes, DNS servers, DNS search suffixes, and WINS), assign Grid members for the network, and assign extensible attributes to the created network.

To add a network:

1. Log in to the *VMware Aria Automation Cloud Services Console*.
2. On the **Services** tab, click **Orchestrator**.
3. In the **Dashboard** panel, expand **Library** and click **Workflows**.  
The **Workflows** folder and its contents are displayed.
4. Expand **Library** > **Infoblox**, and select **Add network**.
5. Click **Run** in the top-level menu of the workflow panel.
6. On the <span style="color: #000000">**Connection**</span> tab, click **Connection to the IPAM server** and select the IPAM connection as follows:
  1. In the **Select InfobloxIPAM:IPAMConnection** dialog, expand **Infoblox IPAM** and select the IPAM connection.
  2. Click **Select**.
7. <span style="color: #000000">Optionally, on the </span><span style="color: #000000">**Template**</span><span style="color: #000000"> tab, select </span><span style="color: #000000">**Use a network template**</span><span style="color: #000000"> and specify the </span><span style="color: #000000">**Name of IPv4 or IPv6 network template**</span><span style="color: #000000"> to use.</span>  
For information about NIOS network templates, see the *Managing DHCP Templates *chapter in the *[Infoblox NIOS Documentation](https://docs.infoblox.com/space/NIOS/35400616/NIOS)*.
8. On the **Network** tab, specify the network parameters:
  - **IPv4 or IPv6 network address**: an IPv4 or IPv6 address to use for the network.
  - **CIDR of the network range**: 24 as the CIDR. Enter only numbers and do not use a forward slash (/).
  - **Network view, in which the network will be created**: To use the default network view set up in NIOS, choose **default** from the drop-down list.
9. On the **Members** tab, you can assign Infoblox Grid members and/or Microsoft servers as members to this network. To assign, select **Assign a list of members** and complete the following:
  1. **List of members, which will be assigned to the new network**: specify the IP address or FQDN of the Grid member or the Microsoft server.
  2. ** Type of members**: Select one of the following:
    - **Infoblox** if you are assigning an Infoblox Grid member.
    - **Microsoft** if you are assigning a Microsoft server.
  3. Repeat steps 9a and 9b if you want to add additional members to the network.
10. On the **Number of attributes** tab, to assign extensible attributes to the network:
  1. In the **Number of specified extensible attributes** drop-down list, choose the number of extensible attributes.  
According to the number you specified, additional tabs are added to define the extensible attributes. For example, if you specify **2**, then the **Extensible attribute #1** and **Extensible attribute #2** tabs are added.
  2. On each **Extensible attribute #<*****n*****>** tab define the extensible attributes you want to add to the network object:
    1. Click **Definition of the extensible attribute #<n>**.
    2. In the **Select Infoblox IPAM:IPAM Extensible Attribute Definition** window, expand the IPAM connection ID > **Extensible Attributes**, and select the extensible attributes.
    3. Click the **Select** button.
    4. In the **Value of the extensible attribute #<*****n*****>** field, specify a value.
11. (Optional) On the **DHCP options** tab, select **Assign DHCP options** and define the DHCP options in the additional fields that are displayed.
12. On the **Restart DHCP service** tab, select **Perform restart of DHCP service if needed**.
13. Click **Run**.