diff --git a/deploy-guide/source/verify-operation.rst b/deploy-guide/source/verify-operation.rst
index 303cfa649c..8d77e85548 100644
--- a/deploy-guide/source/verify-operation.rst
+++ b/deploy-guide/source/verify-operation.rst
@@ -63,8 +63,9 @@ Verifying the Dashboard (horizon)
 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
 
 #. With a web browser, access the Dashboard by using the external load
-   balancer IP address defined by the ``external_lb_vip_address`` option
-   in the ``/etc/openstack_deploy/openstack_user_config.yml`` file. The
+   balancer domain name or IP address defined by the
+   ``external_lb_vip_address`` option in the
+   ``/etc/openstack_deploy/openstack_user_config.yml`` file. The
    Dashboard uses HTTPS on port 443.
 
 #. Authenticate by using the ``admin`` user name and the password defined by
diff --git a/doc/source/admin/openstack-operations/verify-deploy.rst b/doc/source/admin/openstack-operations/verify-deploy.rst
index 3410b0baee..c2e099e74a 100644
--- a/doc/source/admin/openstack-operations/verify-deploy.rst
+++ b/doc/source/admin/openstack-operations/verify-deploy.rst
@@ -45,9 +45,10 @@ the OpenStack API and dashboard, as an administrator.
       +----------------------------------+--------------------+
 
 #. With a web browser, access the Dashboard using the external load
-   balancer IP address. This is defined by the ``external_lb_vip_address``
-   option in the ``/etc/openstack_deploy/openstack_user_config.yml``
-   file. The dashboard uses HTTPS on port 443.
+   balancer domain name or IP address. This is defined by the
+   ``external_lb_vip_address`` option in the
+   ``/etc/openstack_deploy/openstack_user_config.yml`` file.
+   The dashboard uses HTTPS on port 443.
 
 #. Authenticate using the username ``admin`` and password defined by
    the ``keystone_auth_admin_password`` option in the
diff --git a/etc/openstack_deploy/openstack_user_config.yml.example b/etc/openstack_deploy/openstack_user_config.yml.example
index ba2a6e67ab..cc66aec578 100644
--- a/etc/openstack_deploy/openstack_user_config.yml.example
+++ b/etc/openstack_deploy/openstack_user_config.yml.example
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@
 # a mechanism to override other options defined in the playbook structure.
 #
 #   Option: internal_lb_vip_address (required, string)
-#   Load balancer VIP for the following items:
+#   Load balancer VIP (or valid FQDN) for the following items:
 #
 #   - Local package repository
 #   - Galera SQL database cluster
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@
 #   - Instance metadata
 #
 #   Option: external_lb_vip_address (required, string)
-#   Load balancer VIP for the following items:
+#   Load balancer VIP (or valid FQDN) for the following items:
 #
 #   - Public API endpoints for all OpenStack services
 #   - Horizon