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EIP — Elastic IP & Access Network · Public Firewall · Shared Bandwidth

One static IP.
Bind it
anywhere.

Elastic IP is a public IP address you own independently of any cloud resource. Bind it to a Cloud Host, Load Balancer, NAT Gateway, or Virtual NIC — then move it to another resource in seconds, with no IP change and no service disruption. Pair it with a built-in gateway firewall, shared bandwidth pool, and flexible billing.

StaticIP that stays yours
4Resource types
Real-timeBW adjustment
3Billing modes
Cloud Host UHost compute resource Load Balancer ULB traffic distributor NAT Gateway UNat network gateway Virtual NIC UNI network interface Elastic IP 203.0.113 .42 Static · Elastic Bind / Unbind anytime IP address never changes when moved
What You Get

Public internet access, built your way

EIP gives you a permanent public IP address that works with any cloud resource — and the bandwidth, security, and billing controls to match your exact business model.

Static
IP you own
Your public IP address is independent — it stays yours regardless of which resource it's bound to. Move between resources without changing your DNS records.
4
Resource types
Bind to Cloud Hosts, Load Balancers, Virtual NICs, or NAT Gateways. Switch between them instantly — any binding change takes effect immediately.
Live
Bandwidth adjustment
Change bandwidth allocation in real time from the console or API. The new value takes effect instantly — no restart, no service interruption.
3
Billing modes
Traffic-based, fixed bandwidth, or shared bandwidth pool. Switch billing modes anytime — the EIP address stays the same, business keeps running.
How It Works

Allocate once. Bind anywhere. Manage everything in real time.

EIP separates your public IP address from the resource it's bound to — giving you full control over where your traffic lands, how much bandwidth you use, and what firewall rules apply. Here's exactly how it works.

1
Allocate

Get your own public IP — independent of any resource

Apply for an EIP from the console. The IP address belongs to your account — not to any specific Cloud Host or Load Balancer. Choose your billing mode upfront: traffic-based, fixed bandwidth, or shared pool.

Independent IP Choose billing mode
NubexCloud Console — EIP 203.0.113.42 Status: Available · Not bound Active Region Dubai · UAE Billing mode Fixed bandwidth · 20 Mbps Bound to None — ready to bind
Cloud Host Load Balancer NAT Gateway ↓ Bind to any one .42 EIP · binding
2
Bind

Attach to any resource — and move it instantly

Bind the EIP to a Cloud Host, Load Balancer, NAT Gateway, or Virtual NIC with a single click. Need to move it? Unbind from the current resource and rebind to another in seconds — with no IP change and no DNS update required. Your external services never notice anything changed.

4 resource types No DNS change needed Instant rebinding
3
Manage

Adjust bandwidth, firewall, and billing — all in real time

Change bandwidth allocation immediately via console or API — no restart, no interruption. Apply and update firewall rules at the public gateway level without logging into any host. Switch billing mode at any time — the IP address stays the same throughout. Everything takes effect instantly.

Real-time BW change Gateway firewall Billing mode switch
Bandwidth 50 Mbps Firewall Rules Allow :443 Allow :80 Deny :22 Billing Mode Fixed Bandwidth Shared All changes take effect immediately
Product Components

Five capabilities. One access network.

EIP is not just an IP address — it's the complete public internet access layer for your cloud infrastructure, with bandwidth management, security, cost optimisation, and IP lifecycle management built in.

Public Elastic IP · Core
The IP address that moves with you
A static public IP owned independently of any cloud resource. Bind it to a Cloud Host, Load Balancer, Virtual NIC, or NAT Gateway. Unbind it and rebind it to a different resource — the IP address never changes, so your DNS, firewall rules, and external integrations remain intact. Bandwidth is adjustable in real time via console or API.
Independent ownership Instant bind / unbind Real-time BW control
203.0 .113.42 Elastic IP Cloud Host Load Balancer NAT Gateway Virtual NIC
.10 .11 .12 Shared Bandwidth Pool Peak traffic averages out
Shared Bandwidth · Cost saving
Multiple IPs. One bandwidth pool. Lower cost.
Shared Bandwidth lets multiple EIPs share a single bandwidth pool. When your services have traffic peaks at different times, they naturally average out — you don't need to buy maximum bandwidth separately for each IP. Switch any EIP from standard billing to the shared pool at any time — the IP address doesn't change and your business isn't interrupted.
Multiple EIPs Peak averaging Zero IP change on switch
Public Firewall · Gateway-level security
Traffic rules applied before the host
The Public Network Firewall applies inbound and outbound traffic rules at the public network gateway — not on the host itself. No host login required to configure or update rules. Apply rules to multiple resources with batch operations, copy firewall configurations between instances, and bind or unbind firewall profiles on the fly. Rules take effect at the network edge, not consuming any host CPU or memory.
Gateway-level Batch operations No host compute used Copy / bind / unbind
Internet traffic blocked allowed Firewall Gateway rules Cloud Host No host compute consumed
Bandwidth Package Bundled bandwidth · EIPs Lower per-unit cost at volume
Bandwidth Package · Bundled billing
Buy bandwidth in volume, reduce per-unit cost
Bandwidth Package is a bundled billing option for organisations that operate multiple EIPs at scale. Purchase bandwidth in a package that covers your EIPs collectively — reducing the effective per-Mbps cost compared to billing each IP individually. Suitable for platforms with multiple public-facing services that need predictable bandwidth costs.
Volume billing Multiple EIPs covered Predictable cost
IP Resource Pool · Reserved IPs
Reserve and manage IPs before you need them
The IP Resource Pool lets you reserve public IP addresses in advance and manage them as a group. Pre-allocate IPs for planned deployments, maintain a pool for fast failover scenarios, or hold IPs that are moving between resources during maintenance. Manage the full lifecycle — reservation, assignment, release — from the console or API.
Pre-reserve IPs Failover-ready Lifecycle management
IP Resource Pool 203.0.113.10 203.0.113.11 203.0.113.12 203.0.113.13 assigned reserved reserved available Pre-allocate · assign · release
Architecture

How Shared Bandwidth reduces your public network cost

When your EIPs have traffic peaks at different times, buying maximum bandwidth for each individually is wasteful. Shared Bandwidth pools it — everyone draws from the same pool, and peaks average out.

Without Shared Bandwidth
EIP .10 — 50 Mbps$X/mo
EIP .11 — 50 Mbps$X/mo
EIP .12 — 50 Mbps$X/mo
Total: 150 Mbps purchased — peak usage rarely reaches it simultaneously
With Shared Bandwidth
EIP .10 + .11 + .12shared pool
Pool size: 80 Mbps$Y/mo
Peaks average outpool never full simultaneously
Pay less · same effective capacity
Shared Bandwidth Pool — How Traffic Peaks Are Managed
Internet public 203.0.113.10 203.0.113.11 203.0.113.12 Shared Bandwidth Pool 80 Mbps pool Peaks average out One pool · lower total cost Cloud Hosts Load Balancer NAT Gateway Firewall gateway Console Bind / Unbind EIP Adjust Bandwidth Manage Firewall Change Billing Mode
Billing

Three billing modes. Switch anytime without changing your IP.

Choose the billing mode that matches your traffic pattern. You can switch between modes at any time — the EIP address remains unchanged and your business keeps running.

Traffic Billing
Pay per GB
postpaid · bursty traffic
  • Only pay for actual data transferred
  • No minimum bandwidth commitment
  • Best for variable or low-volume traffic
Contact your account manager for traffic rates per region and line type.
Fixed Bandwidth
Pay per Mbps
prepaid · stable traffic
  • Fixed monthly cost based on reserved Mbps
  • Real-time bandwidth adjustment at any time
  • Best for predictable, sustained traffic
Bandwidth can be upgraded or downgraded at any time. Adjustment takes effect immediately.
Shared Bandwidth
Share a pool
multiple EIPs · cost efficient
  • Multiple EIPs share one bandwidth pool
  • Traffic peaks average out — buy less total
  • Switch any EIP to shared pool without IP change
Best for organisations with multiple public-facing services that have offset peak traffic times.
Use Cases

Where elastic IPs make the difference

From fast failover to cost-optimised multi-service bandwidth — EIP's flexibility shows up most in the scenarios where a fixed, tied IP would create friction.

01
Failover · High Availability

Instant Failover Without DNS Changes

When a Cloud Host fails, re-bind the EIP to a standby host in seconds. Users see no change — the public IP address remains the same, DNS records don't need updating, and SSL certificates stay valid. This is dramatically faster than waiting for DNS TTL to expire after pointing a domain to a new IP address.

Zero DNS TTL wait Same IP · standby host SSL stays valid
Host A failed ✕ .42 EIP Host B active ✓ re-bound in seconds
02
Multi-service · Cost optimisation

Shared Bandwidth Across Multiple Services

You run a web service, an API endpoint, and a media delivery service — each with its own EIP. Their traffic peaks don't overlap: the web service peaks during business hours, the API at night, and the media service on weekends. Put all three EIPs in a shared bandwidth pool — one 80 Mbps pool covers what three separate 50 Mbps allocations would have needed, at a fraction of the cost.

Offset peak times Shared pool Lower total cost
Web EIP .10 API EIP .11 Media EIP .12 Shared Pool 80 Mbps
03
Security · Firewall management

Gateway Firewall Without Host-Level Configuration

Security teams can configure, update, copy, and apply firewall rules across all public-facing resources from the NubexCloud console — without logging into any individual server. Rules applied at the public network gateway are enforced before traffic reaches the host, consuming zero host CPU or memory. Update rules on 50 instances simultaneously with batch operations.

Gateway-level rules Batch apply No host login
Firewall gateway rules Batch apply · 50 instances Allow :443 Allow :80 Deny :22
Global Network

A truly global infrastructure for fast, reliable service delivery.

26
Regions
33
Availability Zones
25ms
Regional latency
99.95%
SLA uptime
Active region
Hub region (Dubai HQ)
Backbone link
Customer Stories

How teams are using EIP to build reliable public infrastructure

We had three payment API servers, each with its own EIP and its own 30 Mbps bandwidth allocation. The servers never all peaked at the same time. After switching to shared bandwidth, we run an 80 Mbps pool across all three — our total bandwidth cost dropped 38% and the APIs actually have more headroom during individual peaks than they did before.

Fintech · Shared Bandwidth
Head of Platform Engineering
Payment platform, UAE
38%
lower bandwidth cost

We had a host failure during a product launch. With a standard IP tied to that host, we'd have had a DNS change and waited 15-30 minutes for propagation. With EIP, we unbound from the failed host and bound to our standby in under 30 seconds — users never noticed anything. The public IP and domain stayed identical throughout.

E-commerce · Failover
CTO
E-commerce platform, GCC
<30s
failover vs 30 min DNS TTL

We manage 120 cloud servers for clients and needed consistent public firewall rule management. Previously we'd log into each server and apply iptables rules — slow and error-prone. Using NubexCloud's public firewall, we write a rule set once and batch-apply it to all 120 instances simultaneously. An update that used to take 3 hours now takes 5 minutes.

MSP · Firewall Management
Lead Infrastructure Engineer
Managed services provider, MENA
36×
faster firewall rule updates
Trusted by teams across the region
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FAQ

Common questions about Elastic IP and Access Network

Allocate your first EIP today

One static IP. Bind it anywhere.

Elastic IP gives you a permanent public address that moves with your infrastructure — not against it. Failover in seconds. Bandwidth shared across services. Firewall at the gateway. All managed from one console.

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