# Configuring Your Gateway Network
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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.
   + VMware ESXi – for more information, see [Accessing the Gateway Local Console with VMware ESXi](accessing-local-console.md#MaintenanceConsoleWindowVMware-common).
   + Microsoft Hyper-V – for more information, see [Access the Gateway Local Console with Microsoft Hyper-V](accessing-local-console.md#MaintenanceConsoleWindowHyperV-common).
   + KVM – for more information, see [Accessing the Gateway Local Console with Linux KVM](accessing-local-console.md#MaintenanceConsoleWindowKVM-common).

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

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