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# Create a Network

## Prerequisites

You can create 2 networks in one city at most. After creating a network, you can create an instance and attach it to the network.

## Procedures

1. Log in to [**zenConsole**](https://console.zenlayer.com/).
2. Go to **Compute** > **Virtual Machine** > **Network** and click **Create Network**.
3. Identify your network.\
   \ <img src="/files/BWTIZWYCb7GnrFL9mThK" alt="" data-size="line"><mark style="color:blue;">**Note**</mark>\ <mark style="color:blue;">The name must be 2 to 128 characters in length, containing only letters, numbers, hyphens (-) and periods (.). It must start with a letter, but not http\:// or https\://.</mark>
4. Select the location you need your network.
5. Configure the IP address of your network. 10.0.0.0/8, 172.16.0.0/12 and 192.168.0.0/16 are supported.
6. Add a subnet in your network. See [**Create a Subnet**](/welcome/virtual-machine/get-started/network-and-security/create-a-subnet.md) for more details.\
   \ <img src="/files/BWTIZWYCb7GnrFL9mThK" alt="" data-size="line"><mark style="color:blue;">**Note**</mark>

   <mark style="color:blue;">You can refer to</mark> [<mark style="color:purple;">**Network Planning**</mark>](/welcome/virtual-machine/overview/vpc-and-subnet-planning.md) <mark style="color:blue;">to reasonably configure your network and subnet.</mark>
7. Click **Create** to create a network.
8. *<mark style="color:green;">(Optional)</mark>* Go to **Action** > **Delete** to delete the network if no subnets or instances added to it.


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