---
title: "Authorising IP addresses for vCenter access"
description: "Find out how to manage IP address access restrictions for vCenter"
url: https://docs.ovhcloud.com/en/guides/hosted-private-cloud/powered-by-vmware/authorise-ip-vcenter-access
lang: en
lastUpdated: 2023-01-25
---
# Authorising IP addresses for vCenter access

## Objective

Access to your vCenter is restricted only to authorized IP addresses.

**This guide explains how to authorise IP addresses for vCenter access in the OVHcloud Control Panel.**

## Requirements

- a [Hosted Private Cloud infrastructure](https://www.ovhcloud.com/en-gb/enterprise/products/hosted-private-cloud/)
- access to the <ManagerLink to="/">OVHcloud Control Panel</ManagerLink>

## Instructions

Log into your OVHcloud Control Panel
. Switch to the `Hosted Private Cloud
` tab and click again on `Hosted Private Cloud
` to the left.
Select your infrastructure and go to the `Security
` tab.
Click `Add a new IP address range
`.
![vCenter](/images/hosted-private-cloud/powered-by-vmware/authorise-ip-vcenter-access/restrictIP.JPG)
In the new Window, enter an IP address (range) that should be allowed access. You can also add a description to make the organisation of the whitelist easier.

![vCenter](/images/hosted-private-cloud/powered-by-vmware/authorise-ip-vcenter-access/restrictIP2.JPG)
Click on `Next
` when you have filled in the fields, then click on `Confirm
` to apply your changes. Connections from this IP address (range) will now be possible.
:::info
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

Join our community of users on [https://community.ovh.com/en/](https://community.ovh.com/en/).