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type="topic" style="task"
id="net-fixed-ip-address">
<info>
<link type="guide" xref="net-wired"/>
<link type="seealso" xref="net-findip"/>
<revision pkgversion="3.4.0" date="2012-03-13" status="final"/>
<revision pkgversion="3.15" date="2014-12-04" status="final"/>
<revision pkgversion="3.18" date="2015-09-28" status="final"/>
<revision pkgversion="3.24" date="2017-03-26" status="final"/>
<credit type="author">
<name>Jim Campbell</name>
<email>jwcampbell@gmail.com</email>
</credit>
<credit type="author">
<name>Ekaterina Gerasimova</name>
<email>kittykat3756@gmail.com</email>
<years>2014</years>
</credit>
<credit type="editor">
<name>Michael Hill</name>
<email>mdhillca@gmail.com</email>
</credit>
<include href="legal.xml" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude"/>
<desc>Using a static IP address can make it easier to provide some network
services from your computer.</desc>
</info>
<title>Create a connection with a fixed IP address</title>
<p>Most networks will automatically assign an <link
xref="net-what-is-ip-address">IP address</link> and other details to your
computer when you connect to the network. These details can change
periodically, but you might want to have a fixed IP address for the computer
so you always know what its address is (for example, if it is a file
server).</p>
<steps>
<title>To give your computer a fixed (static) IP address:</title>
<item>
<p>Open the <gui xref="shell-introduction#activities">Activities</gui> overview and
start typing <gui>Network</gui>.</p>
</item>
<item>
<p>Click on <gui>Network</gui> to open the panel.</p>
</item>
<item>
<p>In the left pane, select the network connection that you want to have
a fixed address. If you plug in to the network with a cable, click
<gui>Wired</gui>, then click the
<media its:translate="no" type="image" src="figures/emblem-system.png"><span its:translate="yes">settings</span></media> button in the lower right corner of
the panel. For a <gui>Wi-Fi</gui> connection, the
<media its:translate="no" type="image" src="figures/emblem-system.png"><span its:translate="yes">settings</span></media>
button will be located next to the active network.</p>
</item>
<item>
<p>Click on <gui>IPv4</gui> or <gui>IPv6</gui> in the left pane
and change the <gui>Addresses</gui> to <em>Manual</em>.</p>
</item>
<item>
<p>Type in the <gui xref="net-what-is-ip-address">IP Address</gui> and
<gui>Gateway</gui>, as well as the appropriate <gui>Netmask</gui>.</p>
</item>
<item>
<p>In the <gui>DNS</gui> section, switch <gui>Automatic</gui> to
<gui>OFF</gui>. Enter the IP address of a DNS server you want to use.
Enter additional DNS server addresses using the <gui>+</gui> button.</p>
</item>
<item>
<p>In the <gui>Routes</gui> section, switch <gui>Automatic</gui> to
<gui>OFF</gui>. Enter the <gui>Address</gui>, <gui>Netmask</gui>,
<gui>Gateway</gui> and <gui>Metric</gui> for a route you want to use.
Enter additional routes using the <gui>+</gui> button.</p>
</item>
<item>
<p>Click <gui>Apply</gui>. The network connection should now have a fixed
IP address.</p>
</item>
</steps>
</page>
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