Binding an EIP

Scenarios

You can assign an EIP and bind it to an ECS so that the ECS can access the public network.

Billing

• If an EIP is bound to an ECS, there may be bandwidth costs. For details, see EIP Billing Modes.
• EIPs and ECSs are different resources. ECSs can have different billing modes from the EIPs to be bound.

Constraints

• An EIP can only be bound to an ECS from its same region.
• An EIP can only be bound to an ECS from its same account.
• An EIP cannot be bound to a frozen ECS.

Preparations

A new EIP has been purchased. For details, see Assigning an EIP.

Procedure

1. Log in to the ECS console and access the ECS list page.
2. In the ECS list, select the ECS that an EIP is to be bound and choose More > Manage Network > Bind EIP in the Operation column.
3. In the displayed dialog box, select an EIP.
   

   If no EIP is available in the current region, the EIP list is empty. In such a case, purchase an EIP and then bind it.

   Figure 1 Binding an EIP
   
4. Click OK.

   After the EIP is bound, view it in the ECS list on the Elastic Cloud Server page.

Related Operations

• Unbinding an EIP
• Changing an EIP
• Why Cannot My Windows ECS Access the Internet?
• Can Multiple EIPs Be Bound to an ECS?