# Configuring your gateway network settings
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The default network configuration for the gateway is Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP). With DHCP, your gateway is automatically assigned an IP address. In some cases, you might need to manually assign your gateway's IP as a static IP address, as described following.

**To configure your gateway to use static IP addresses**

1. Log in to your gateway's local console:
   + For more information on logging in to the VMware ESXi local console, see [Accessing the Gateway Local Console with VMware ESXi](accessing-local-console.md#MaintenanceConsoleWindowVMware-common).
   + For more information on logging in to the Microsoft Hyper-V local console, see [Access the Gateway Local Console with Microsoft Hyper-V](accessing-local-console.md#MaintenanceConsoleWindowHyperV-common).
   + For more information on logging in to the KVM local console, see [Accessing the Gateway Local Console with Linux KVM](accessing-local-console.md#MaintenanceConsoleWindowKVM-common).

1. From the **AWS Appliance Activation - Configuration** main menu, enter the corresponding numeral to select **Network Configuration**.

1. From the ** Network Configuration** menu, perform one of the following tasks:    
[\[See the AWS documentation website for more details\]](http://docs.aws.amazon.com/filegateway/latest/files3/MaintenanceConfiguringStaticIP-fgw.html)