# Set public address

The **Public address** field on the **General** tab specifies a public FQDN or IP address of the Secure Gateway. This setting is used by the Preferred routing functionality for redirecting a client connection. Please see [**Configuring preferred routing**](/landing/ras-admin-guide/parallels-ras-21-administrators-guide/publishing/configuring-preferred-routing.md).


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