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Step 1 — Request a Staple IP

The first step in setting up Network Protection is requesting a staple IP — a stable, dedicated public IP address assigned to you from GatewaySentry's pool. Traffic sent to your staple IP will be filtered and forwarded to your origin server.

Prerequisite: You should have your origin server's public IP address ready before starting. See Before You Begin for the full prerequisite list.

Request the IP

  1. In the sidebar, locate Network Protection.
  2. Click the "+" button next to it (tooltip: Add staple IP).

Network Protection in the sidebar

A dialog will open titled Request a staple IP.

  1. In the Origin IP field, enter the public IP address of your origin server (e.g., 203.0.113.5).
  2. Click Request.

Request a staple IP dialog

GatewaySentry will assign you a staple IP from its pool and provision a proxy with your origin's address as the destination.

Tip: If you only have one origin to protect right now, just enter that one. You can always add more staple IPs later for additional origins.

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