diff --git a/doc/user-guide/section_dashboard_access_and_security.xml b/doc/user-guide/section_dashboard_access_and_security.xml
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The dashboard lists the keypair in the Access
& Security category.
+
+ Allocating floating IP addresses to instances
+ When an instance is created in OpenStack, it is
+ automatically assigned a fixed IP address in the network to
+ which the instance is assigned. This IP address is
+ permanently associated with the instance until the instance
+ is terminated.
+
+ However, in addition to the fixed IP address, a floating
+ IP address can also be attached to an instance. Unlike fixed
+ IP addresses, floating IP addresses are able to have their
+ associations modified at any time, regardless of the state of
+ the instances involved. This procedure details the
+ reservation of a floating IP address from an existing pool of
+ addresses and the association of that address with a specific
+ instance.
+
+
+
+ Log in to the dashboard, choose a project, and
+ click the Access & Security category.
+
+
+
+ The Access & Security window opens to
+ the Security Groups tab by default.
+
+ Click on the Floating IPs tab. The
+ Floating IPs tab shows the floating
+ IP addresses allocated to instances.
+
+
+
+ Click the Allocate IP to Project button.
+
+
+
+ Choose the Pool from which the IP address
+ should be picked.
+
+
+ Click the Allocate IP button.
+
+
+ In the Floating IPs list, click the
+ Associate button. The Manage
+ Floating IP Associations window opens.
+
+
+
+ In the Manage Floating IP
+ Associations window, choose the following options:
+
+
+ The IP Address field is
+ filled automatically.
+
+ You can choose to add a new IP address by using the
+ + button.
+
+
+ In the Ports to be associated field,
+ select a port from the dropdown list.
+ The dropdown lists all the instances with their respective
+ fixed IP addresses.
+
+
+
+
+
+
+ Click the Associate button.
+
+
+
+
+ To disassociate the IP address from an instance, click the
+ Disassociate button.
+ To release the floating IP address back into the pool of
+ addresses, click the More dropdown
+ button and select Release Floating IP
+ option.
+
+
+