Define public IP addresses for hosts in the VPC

Create public IP addresses and associate the IP addresses with hosts in the VPC.

Steps

  1. Open the Amazon VPC console.
  2. Create a public IP address.
    For more information, see https://docs.aws.amazon.com/vpc/latest/userguide/vpc-ip-addressing.html
  3. Associate the IP address with the host instance.
    1. Click the IP address.
    2. Select Actions > Associate address.
    3. From the Instance drop-down list, select the host instance.
    4. From the Private IP drop-down list, select the private IP address of the host.
    5. Click Associate.
  4. Click Close.