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You can use security groups to enact a set of IP filter rules that define how to handle incoming and outgoing traffic to both the public and private interfaces of a virtual server instance. {:shortdesc}
Complete the following tasks to get started and learn more about security groups.
| Get Started |
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| __ 1. Learn about the security groups feature. |
| __ 2. Review the guidelines, network, and performance considerations. |
| __ 3. Provision virtual server instances with security groups. You can also add security groups to existing virtual server instances if they are in an appropriate data center. |
| {: caption="Table 1. Getting started with security groups" caption-side="top"} |