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title: "How to Create a Network in EEC"
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updated: 2025-04-12T05:12:41Z
published: 2025-04-12T05:12:41Z
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> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://kb.expedient.com/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.
# How to Create a Network in EEC
1. Determine the Scope of your new network. Clients who have disaster recovery with Expedient have additional configuration to allow for failover controls. If you are unsure if your environment is set up for DR and multiple markets, click **Networking** → **Data Center Groups** in the top navigation bar.
If you see any entries here, this means that your networking has the capability to extend through multiple data centers to facilitate DR. You can click the data center group to view a visual representation of your environment’s networking.
Otherwise, you will see a message that there are no data center groups - indicating that you do not have DR for Expedient Enterprise Cloud.
2. Create the network using the New Organization VDC Network wizard.
1. From the vCD Client Portal Navigation Menu, select **Networking → Networks**
2. You will see a list of current VDC networks. Click **ADD** to create a new network.
3. Select the appropriate network scope
1. If you determined that your environment is *not* DR enabled in step 1, select **Current Organization Virtual Data Center**
2. If you determined that your environment *is* DR enabled in step 1, choose **Data Center Group** and select your organization’s DCG below.
3. Click **Next**. *DR configurations can now skip to Step F*
4. (Non-DR configurations only) Configure the Network Type
1. Select the desired Network Type. Typically this will be **Routed**.
2. Click **Next**
5. (Non-DR configurations only) Configure the Edge Connection
1. Select an Edge that this network will sit behind.
2. Select an Interface Type (“**Distributed**” is recommended in most cases.)
3. Click **Next**.
6. Configure the General Settings.
1. **Name**: The friendly name of your new network. This should be descriptive and include your company name to make it easier for Expedient staff to provide support.
2. **Description:** Optional details about your new network.
3. **Dual-Stack Mode:** Leave disabled for IPv4 networks.
4. **Gateway CIDR: This should** be the intended Gateway IP of your new network in CIDR notation. *(Example: 192.168.1.1/24)*
5. **Shared**: This should be disabled for most deployments.
6. Click **Next**. *DR Configuration can now skip to Step I.*
7. *(Non-DR configurations only) Optionally, configure Static IP Pools. Static IP Pools will tell EEC that you do not want to hand out DHCP IP addresses in the range specified.*
*(Note: To entirely disable DHCP, specify the entire host address range as in this example.)*
1. Enter the IP address range. *(Example: 192.168.1.2 - 192.168.1.254)*
2. *Click* ***Add ***
3. Click **Next**
8. (Non-DR configurations only) Optionally, configure DNS settings.
1. To disable this feature, **deselect Use Edge DNS** and blank out the remaining fields.
2. Alternatively, to configure DNS settings fill in the following fields.
1. **Use Edge DNS:** Opts to use the NSX Edge as the primary DNS server. *(Note that this automatically fills in Primary DNS with this address.)*
2. ***Primary DNS:*** *First choice DNS server IP address.*
3. ***Secondary DNS:*** *Second choice DNS server IP address.*
4. ***DNS Suffix****: DNS search suffix to be configured on hosts. (Example: yourcompany.com)*
3. *Click* ***Next***
9. *Review your configuration at the Ready to Complete screen. Click Finish if you are satisfied with your settings.*
3. Wait for the provisioning task to complete. Once you see the network status switch to Normal with the green check box, the network is ready to use. 
> [!WARNING]
> **IMPORTANT:** Networks containing servers subscribed to Premium Management and Monitoring may need to be coordinated with the Expedient to prevent IP network overlaps.
>
> Expedient engineering teams can create these networks on your behalf.
