# Shared APNs

## **Shared APN**: m2m.telus.iot

**The Shared APN allows devices to connect to the internet.** There is no restriction on which internet addresses your IoT device can connect to. If you want to limit the internet access to certain destination IP addresses, you will need a Private APN ([learn more about Private APN](https://docs.marketplace.telus.com/iot-console-1/access-points-names-apns/private-apns))

**IoT devices on the Shared APN will have NAT’d IPs**, and cannot be addressed directly from the internet. To receive individual (static or dynamic) private IPs that can be addressed through a VPN tunnel, you will need a Private APN ([learn more about Private APN](https://docs.marketplace.telus.com/iot-console-1/access-points-names-apns/private-apns))

**Public (static or dynamic) IP addresses** are **not** available through the TELUS Business Marketplace at this time. Please [contact sales](https://www.telus.com/en/on/business/medium-large/product-callback?topic=iot\&INTCMP=tcom_b2b_iot-landing-page_button_request-a-sales-callback_bottom_tbs\&CMP=IoT-General) if this is a requirement.


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