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title: "Authorizing IP addresses for vCenter access"
description: "Access to your vCenter environment can be restricted by allowing only certain IP addresses or ranges to connect to it."
url: https://docs.us.ovhcloud.com/en/hosted-private-cloud/vmware/authorize-ip-vcenter-access
lang: en
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# Authorizing IP addresses for vCenter access

Access to your vCenter environment can be restricted by allowing only certain IP addresses or ranges to connect to it.

 

## Requirements

- Access to the [OVHcloud Control Panel](https://manager.us.ovhcloud.com/)
- A [VMware on OVHcloud](https://us.ovhcloud.com/hosted-private-cloud/vmware/) service in your account
- An active vSphere user (see [this guide](https://docs.us.ovhcloud.com/en/hosted-private-cloud/vmware/introduction-ovhcloud-console.md))

**Navigation**

- Access your [Managed VMware vSphere services list](https://manager.us.ovhcloud.com/#/dedicated/dedicated_cloud/) directly, or
- Click `Hosted Private Cloud` > `Managed VMware vSphere` > `your PCC` > `Security` tab

 

## Instructions

### Authorizing IP addresses for vCenter access

From the `Security` tab, click the `Add a new IP address range` button in the right-hand menu.

In the new window, enter an IP address range that should be allowed access to vCenter.

You can also add a description to make the organization of the whitelist easier.

Click `Next`.

Once you have confirmed the information is correct, click `Confirm` to apply your changes. Connections from this IP address (range) will now be possible.

**Note:**

Please note that for security reasons, you will only be able to allow a maximum of 2048 IP addresses to connect to your vCenter.

 

## Go further

Browse all the [VMware on OVHcloud guides](https://docs.us.ovhcloud.com/en/hosted-private-cloud/vmware/landing-page-vmware.md).

Browse the rest of the [OVHcloud US documentation](https://docs.us.ovhcloud.com/en/index.md) for guides on our other products and services.

Learn more about [VMware on OVHcloud](https://us.ovhcloud.com/hosted-private-cloud/vmware/) on the OVHcloud US website.