Help Center/ Workspace/ User Guide (Administrators)/ Internet Access Management/ Enabling Economical Internet Access (EIP)
Updated on 2025-08-20 GMT+08:00

Enabling Economical Internet Access (EIP)

Scenarios

The administrator can select economical Internet access (EIP) for cloud desktops. After Internet access is enabled, cloud desktops can access the Internet.

Prerequisites

You have purchased a cloud desktop.

Procedure

  1. Log in to the console.
  2. In the navigation pane, choose Internet Access Management.

    The Internet Access page is displayed.

  3. Click the button of enabling Internet access in the upper right corner of the page.

    The page of enabling Internet access is displayed.

  4. Configure Internet access.

    • Type
      • Economical (EIP): Desktops access the Internet through Elastic IP (EIP). Each desktop is bound to an EIP. This mode is applicable when there are a small number of desktops.

        Enabling economical Internet access will create the following networking resources:

        An EIP provides independent public IP addresses and bandwidth for Internet access.

    • Billing Mode: Select a billing mode as required.
      • Yearly/Monthly, as shown in Table 1.
      • Pay-per-use, as shown in Table 2.
    Table 1 Yearly/Monthly

    Parameter

    Description

    Example Value

    Billing Mode

    Select Yearly/Monthly.

    Yearly/Monthly

    Bandwidth (Mbit/s)

    The value ranges from 1 to 280 and can be customized.

    -

    Enterprise Project

    You can use an enterprise project to centrally manage your cloud resources and members by project. Select one as required.

    -

    Required Duration

    Set the required duration.

    NOTE:

    You can determine whether to select Auto renewal.

    -

    Select Desktop

    Select Desktop:
    • Search with the desktop name or desktop user for the desktop for which Internet access is to be enabled.
    • Select the desired desktop name in the list.
      • Enabling Internet access for one desktop: Select the desired desktop in the desktop list and confirm it.
      • Batch enabling Internet access for desktops: Select the desired desktops in the desktop list and confirm them.

    -

    Table 2 Pay-per-use

    Parameter

    Description

    Example Value

    Billing Mode

    Select Pay-per-use.

    Pay-per-use

    Public Network Bandwidth

    Select a bandwidth billing mode as needed.

    • By bandwidth: You need to specify a bandwidth limit and pay for the amount of time you use the bandwidth. This is applicable to high or stable traffic. The bandwidth ranges from 1 to 280 Mbit/s.
    • By traffic: You need to specify a bandwidth limit and pay for the total traffic you generate. This is applicable to light or sharply fluctuating traffic. The bandwidth ranges from 1 to 260 Mbit/s.

    -

    Bandwidth

    The value ranges from 1 to 280 Mbit/s and can be customized.

    -

    Enterprise Project

    You can use an enterprise project to centrally manage your cloud resources and members by project. Select one as required.

    -

    Select Desktop

    Select Desktop:
    • Search with the desktop name or desktop user for the desktop for which Internet access is to be enabled.
    • Select the desired desktop name in the list.
      • Enabling Internet access for one desktop: Select the desired desktop in the desktop list and confirm it.
      • Batch enabling Internet access for desktops: Select the desired desktops in the desktop list and confirm them.

    -

    • If you set Billing Mode to Yearly/Monthly, perform 6 to 8.
    • If you set Billing Mode to Pay-per-use, perform 9.

  5. Click OK.
  6. Confirm the configuration and click OK. The payment page is displayed.
  7. Check the cloud service order and the fee to be paid.
  8. After selecting the payment method and paying, click Confirm.
  9. Confirm the configuration and click OK.