---
title: "Add-VBRCloudPublicIP"
description: "This cmdlet adds a single IP address or a range of IP addresses to the public IP address pool. You can create a pool of public IP addresses and provide them to tenants."
canonical: "https://helpcenter.veeam.com/docs/vbr/powershell/add-vbrcloudpublicip.html"
breadcrumb: "Veeam PowerShell Reference > Veeam PowerShell Reference > Veeam Cloud Connect > Veeam Cloud Connect Replication Resources > Add-VBRCloudPublicIP"
dateModified: "2026-08-19"
---

# Add-VBRCloudPublicIP

## Short Description
Adds public IP address or a pool of IP addresses.

**Platform**: VMware, Hyper-V

**Product Edition**: Standard, Enterprise, Enterprise Plus, Veeam Universal License

Requires a VCP license.

## Syntax
```
Add-VBRCloudPublicIP -FirstIpAddress <IPAddress> [-LastIpAddress <IPAddress>] [<CommonParameters>]
```

## Detailed Description
This cmdlet adds a single IP address or a range of IP addresses to the public IP address pool. You can create a pool of public IP addresses and provide them to tenants. The tenants will be able to connect their replicas to your network so that the replicas are accessible from the Internet during a full site failover.

## Parameters

<table style="width:100%;" class="Blue_Table">
      <tr style="vertical-align:top">
        <th style="width:20%;">
          <p>Parameter</p>
        </th>
        <th style="width:20%;">
          <p>Description</p>
        </th>
        <th style="width:20%;">
          <p>Type</p>
        </th>
        <th style="width:10%;">
          <p>Required</p>
        </th>
        <th style="width:10%;">
          <p>Position</p>
        </th>
        <th style="width:10%;">
          <p>Accept Pipeline Input</p>
        </th>
      </tr>
      <tr style="vertical-align:top">
        <td>
          <p class="Table_Text_Bold"><span class="Table_Text_Bold">FirstIpAddress</span></p>
        </td>
        <td>
          <p>Specifies a single IP address or the first IP address of the range that you want to add.</p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p><code>IPAddress</code></p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p>True</p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p>Named</p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p>True (ByValue)</p>
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr style="vertical-align:top">
        <td>
          <p class="Table_Text_Bold"><span class="Table_Text_Bold">LastIpAddress</span></p>
        </td>
        <td>
          <p>Specifies the last IP address of the range that you want to add.</p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p><code>IPAddress</code></p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p>False</p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p>Named</p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p>False</p>
        </td>
      </tr>
    </table>

`<CommonParameters>`

This cmdlet supports Microsoft PowerShell common parameters. For more information on common parameters, see [ Microsoft Docs](https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/powershell/module/microsoft.powershell.core/about/about_commonparameters?view=powershell-7).

## Output Object
[`VBRCloudIP`](vbrcloudip.md)

## Examples

::: example
### Example 1. Creating Pool of Public IP Addresses

This command creates a pool of public IP addresses.

```
Add-VBRCloudPublicIP -FirstIpAddress 198.51.100.1 -LastIpAddress 198.51.100.15
```

:::

::: example
### Example 2. Adding Public IP Address

This command adds an individual public IP address.

```
Add-VBRCloudPublicIP -FirstIpAddress 198.51.100.17
```

:::