diff --git a/ui/scripts/cloud.core.callbacks.js b/ui/scripts/cloud.core.callbacks.js
index 5b9521229cc..f9279193961 100644
--- a/ui/scripts/cloud.core.callbacks.js
+++ b/ui/scripts/cloud.core.callbacks.js
@@ -63,7 +63,6 @@ $(document).ready(function() {
 		success: function(json) {
 			$.cookie('username', json.loginresponse.username);
 			$.cookie('role', json.loginresponse.type);
-			$.cookie('networktype', json.loginresponse.networktype);
 			$.cookie('hypervisortype', json.loginresponse.hypervisortype);
 			$.cookie('domainid', '1'); //e.g. domainid of ROOT domain is 1 
 			$.cookie('account', json.loginresponse.account);
diff --git a/ui/scripts/cloud.core.init.js b/ui/scripts/cloud.core.init.js
index 9af730ee483..4cfc314a187 100644
--- a/ui/scripts/cloud.core.init.js
+++ b/ui/scripts/cloud.core.init.js
@@ -528,8 +528,6 @@ $(document).ready(function() {
 				g_domainid = json.loginresponse.domainid;	
 				g_timezone = json.loginresponse.timezone;								
 				g_timezoneoffset = json.loginresponse.timezoneoffset;					
-				if (json.loginresponse.networktype != null) 
-					g_networkType = json.loginresponse.networktype;				
 				if (json.loginresponse.hypervisortype != null) 
 					g_hypervisorType = json.loginresponse.hypervisortype;				
 				if (json.loginresponse.directattachnetworkgroupsenabled != null) 
@@ -540,7 +538,6 @@ $(document).ready(function() {
 					g_systemVmUseLocalStorage = json.loginresponse.systemvmuselocalstorage;
 					
 				$.cookie('sessionKey', g_sessionKey, { expires: 1});
-				$.cookie('networktype', g_networkType, { expires: 1});
 				$.cookie('hypervisortype', g_hypervisorType, { expires: 1});
 				$.cookie('username', g_username, { expires: 1});	
 				$.cookie('account', g_account, { expires: 1});	
@@ -601,7 +598,6 @@ $(document).ready(function() {
 	g_username = $.cookie("username");
 	g_account = $.cookie("account");
 	g_domainid = $.cookie("domainid");
-	g_networkType = $.cookie("networktype");
 	g_hypervisorType = $.cookie("hypervisortype");
 	g_timezone = $.cookie("timezone");
 	g_directAttachNetworkGroupsEnabled = $.cookie("directattachnetworkgroupsenabled");
@@ -613,9 +609,6 @@ $(document).ready(function() {
 	else
 	    g_timezoneoffset = null;
 	    
-	if (!g_networkType || g_networkType.length == 0) 		
-		g_networkType = "vnet";
-	
 	if (!g_hypervisorType || g_hypervisorType.length == 0) 		
 		g_hypervisorType = "kvm";
 	
diff --git a/ui/scripts/cloud.core.js b/ui/scripts/cloud.core.js
index 72fe8fc8955..724f3aafe8a 100644
--- a/ui/scripts/cloud.core.js
+++ b/ui/scripts/cloud.core.js
@@ -1136,9 +1136,6 @@ var g_timezoneoffset = null;
 var g_timezone = null;
 
 // capabilities
-var g_networkType = "vnet"; // vnet, vlan, direct
-function getNetworkType() { return g_networkType; }
-
 var g_hypervisorType = "kvm";
 function getHypervisorType() { return g_hypervisorType; }
 
diff --git a/ui/scripts/cloud.core.zone.js b/ui/scripts/cloud.core.zone.js
index ca84d88e7f1..10812b2f268 100644
--- a/ui/scripts/cloud.core.zone.js
+++ b/ui/scripts/cloud.core.zone.js
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
  * along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
  * 
  */
- 
+ var networkType = "Basic";
  function afterLoadZoneJSP($leftmenuItem1) {
     hideMiddleMenu();  
                  
@@ -26,7 +26,8 @@
     var pods;
     var zoneObj = $leftmenuItem1.data("jsonObj");
     var zoneId = zoneObj.id;
-    var zoneName = zoneObj.name;
+    var zoneName = zoneObj.name;
+	networkType = zoneObj.networktype;
     $.ajax({
         data: createURL("command=listPods&zoneid="+zoneId),
         dataType: "json",
@@ -46,8 +47,6 @@
     initDialog("dialog_confirmation_delete_secondarystorage"); 
     
     // If the network type is vnet, don't show any vlan stuff.
-    if (getNetworkType() == "vnet") 		
-	    $("#dialog_add_vlan_for_zone").attr("title", "Add Public IP Range");		
     bindEventHandlerToDialogAddVlanForZone();	        
             
     //switch between different tabs in zone page    
@@ -376,13 +375,13 @@ function initAddVLANButton($button, $leftmenuItem1) {
             $("#tab_network").click();      
             
         var zoneObj = $leftmenuItem1.data("jsonObj");  
-        var dialogAddVlanForZone = $("#dialog_add_vlan_for_zone");       
+        var dialogAddVlanForZone = $("#dialog_add_vlan_for_zone"); 
         dialogAddVlanForZone.find("#info_container").hide();
         dialogAddVlanForZone.find("#zone_name").text(fromdb(zoneObj.name));         
 		dialogAddVlanForZone.find("#add_publicip_vlan_vlan_container, #add_publicip_vlan_domain_container, #add_publicip_vlan_account_container").hide();
 		dialogAddVlanForZone.find("#add_publicip_vlan_tagged, #add_publicip_vlan_vlan, #add_publicip_vlan_gateway, #add_publicip_vlan_netmask, #add_publicip_vlan_startip, #add_publicip_vlan_endip, #add_publicip_vlan_account").val("");
 						
-		if (getNetworkType() == 'vnet') {
+		if (zoneObj.networktype == 'Basic') {
 			dialogAddVlanForZone.find("#add_publicip_vlan_type_container").hide();
 		} else {	
 			dialogAddVlanForZone.find("#add_publicip_vlan_pod_container").show();	
@@ -746,7 +745,6 @@ function secondaryStorageJSONToTemplate(json, template) {
 function bindEventHandlerToDialogAddVlanForZone() {
     //direct VLAN shows only "tagged" option while public VLAN shows both "tagged" and "untagged" option. 		
 	var dialogAddVlanForZone = $("#dialog_add_vlan_for_zone");
-			
 	dialogAddVlanForZone.find("#add_publicip_vlan_type").change(function(event) {
 	    var addPublicipVlanTagged = dialogAddVlanForZone.find("#add_publicip_vlan_tagged").empty();
 	   		
@@ -773,7 +771,7 @@ function bindEventHandlerToDialogAddVlanForZone() {
 		return false;
 	});
 			
-	if (getNetworkType() != "vnet") {
+	if (networkType == "Advanced") {
 		dialogAddVlanForZone.find("#add_publicip_vlan_tagged").change(function(event) {	
 			if ($(this).val() == "tagged") {
 				dialogAddVlanForZone.find("#add_publicip_vlan_vlan_container").show();