diff --git a/ui/jsp/pod.jsp b/ui/jsp/pod.jsp
index a1dd50b4fcc..bfc885a478b 100644
--- a/ui/jsp/pod.jsp
+++ b/ui/jsp/pod.jsp
@@ -387,24 +387,19 @@
 	<p>Please enter the following info to add a new direct IP range on untagged VLAN to pod: <b><span id="pod_name_label"></span></b></p>
 	<div class="dialog_formcontent">
 		<form action="#" method="post" id="form5">
-			<ol>					
+			<ol>				    		
 				<li>
-					<label for="gateway">Gateway:</label>
-					<input class="text" type="text" id="gateway"/>
-					<div id="gateway_errormsg" class="dialog_formcontent_errormsg" style="display:none;" ></div>
-				</li>
-				<li>
-					<label for="netmask">Netmask:</label>
-					<input class="text" type="text" id="netmask"/>
-					<div id="netmask_errormsg" class="dialog_formcontent_errormsg" style="display:none;" ></div>
-				</li>
-				<li>
-					<label>IP Range:</label>
+					<label>Guest IP Range:</label>
 					<input class="text" style="width:67px" type="text" id="startip"/><span>-</span>
                     <input class="text" style="width:67px" type="text" id="endip"/>
 					<div id="startip_errormsg" class="dialog_formcontent_errormsg" style="display:none;" ></div>
 					<div id="endip_errormsg" class="dialog_formcontent_errormsg" style="display:none;" ></div>
 				</li>
+				<li>
+					<label for="netmask">Guest Netmask:</label>
+					<input class="text" type="text" id="netmask"/>
+					<div id="netmask_errormsg" class="dialog_formcontent_errormsg" style="display:none;" ></div>
+				</li>
 			</ol>
 		</form>
 	</div>
diff --git a/ui/scripts/cloud.core.pod.js b/ui/scripts/cloud.core.pod.js
index b0068b54d92..6913321f5ca 100644
--- a/ui/scripts/cloud.core.pod.js
+++ b/ui/scripts/cloud.core.pod.js
@@ -565,17 +565,15 @@ function initAddPodVLANButton($button) {
 	            var $thisDialog = $(this);		
 			   				
 				// validate values
-				var isValid = true;						
-				isValid &= validateIp("Gateway", $thisDialog.find("#gateway"), $thisDialog.find("#gateway_errormsg"));
+				var isValid = true;	
 				isValid &= validateIp("Netmask", $thisDialog.find("#netmask"), $thisDialog.find("#netmask_errormsg"));
 				isValid &= validateIp("Start IP Range", $thisDialog.find("#startip"), $thisDialog.find("#startip_errormsg"));   //required
 				isValid &= validateIp("End IP Range", $thisDialog.find("#endip"), $thisDialog.find("#endip_errormsg"), true);  //optional
 				if (!isValid) 
 				    return;							
 				
-				$thisDialog.find("#spinning_wheel").show(); 
-												
-				var gateway = trim($thisDialog.find("#gateway").val());
+				$thisDialog.find("#spinning_wheel").show(); 									
+				
 				var netmask = trim($thisDialog.find("#netmask").val());
 				var startip = trim($thisDialog.find("#startip").val());
 				var endip = trim($thisDialog.find("#endip").val());		
@@ -584,8 +582,8 @@ function initAddPodVLANButton($button) {
 				array1.push("&vlan=untagged");	
 				array1.push("&zoneid=" + zoneId);
 				array1.push("&podId=" + podId);	
-				array1.push("&forVirtualNetwork=false"); //direct VLAN	
-				array1.push("&gateway="+encodeURIComponent(gateway));
+				array1.push("&forVirtualNetwork=false"); //direct VLAN			
+				array1.push("&gateway="+encodeURIComponent(podObj.gateway));
 				array1.push("&netmask="+encodeURIComponent(netmask));	
 				array1.push("&startip="+encodeURIComponent(startip));
 				if(endip != null && endip.length > 0)