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feat: Add guide on putting servers behind Clavister NetWall
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description: How to put a new server behind a Clavister NetWall instance
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# Creating servers behind a Clavister NetWall instance

Provided you have a [Clavister NetWall instance](../../marketplace/clavister/deploy.md) up and running, you may use the {{gui}} to create a new server and place it behind the firewall.

## Creating a new server

You may follow our [server creation guide](new-server.md) using the {{gui}} *almost* to the letter.
You should only pay *extra* attention to the region the new server will reside in and the network it will be connected to.

More specifically:

- The new server must be in the region where the Clavister NetWall instance you are interested in resides.

![Select a region for the new server](assets/new-server-cnw/new-server-cnw-01.png)

- The new server must belong in a network behind the Clavister NetWall instance.

![Select a network for the new server](assets/new-server-cnw/new-server-cnw-02.png)

## Getting network connectivity information

Make sure the vertical pane on the left-hand side of the page is expanded.
From it, select *Compute*, then *Servers*.
In the central pane, select the region in which your new server resides.
Click on the server row to expand it, and go to the *Addresses* tab.

![View server connectivity information](assets/new-server-cnw/new-server-cnw-03.png)

There, you can see the IP address of the server.
You might also want to jot down the corresponding MAC address.

## Viewing the new server from the Clavister NetWall dashboard

Login to the Clavister NetWall instance.
From the left-hand side vertical pane, make sure you have expanded the *Run-time Information* category.
Go to the *SUB SYSTEMS* sub-category and select *Neighbor Devices*.
The firewall has two network interfaces: `if1` is the external interface, and `if2` is the internal interface, which any server behind the firewall faces.

![View Clavister NetWall neighbor devices](assets/new-server-cnw/new-server-cnw-04.png)

You will notice the IP address of the new server you just spun up and the corresponding MAC address.
Finally, in the *Status* column, there is a green box labeled *ACTIVE*, indicating that the server is accessible to the firewall.

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