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When you add a new zone, you will be prompted to configure the zone’s physical network and add the first pod, cluster, host, primary storage, and secondary storage. Log in to the &PRODUCT; UI as the root administrator. See . In the left navigation, choose Infrastructure. On Zones, click View More. Click Add Zone. The zone creation wizard will appear. Choose one of the following network types: Basic. For AWS-style networking. Provides a single network where each VM instance is assigned an IP directly from the network. Guest isolation can be provided through layer-3 means such as security groups (IP address source filtering). Advanced. For more sophisticated network topologies. This network model provides the most flexibility in defining guest networks and providing custom network offerings such as firewall, VPN, or load balancer support. The rest of the steps differ depending on whether you chose Basic or Advanced. Continue with the steps that apply to you: