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Monitor your connection
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VirtualPNI
Overview VirtualPNI
Create your VirtualPNI
Order and configure your VirtualPNI between two Accesses
Order and configure your VirtualPNI between Access and Cloud ROUTER
Manage your VirtualPNI
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- Create / Manage the configurations
- Add a configuration
- Add a VirtualPNI configuration
Add a VirtualPNI configuration
Updated by Joseph Thorwest
This article provides a step-by-step guide to order and set up a Virtual Private Network Interconnection (VirtualPNI or VPNI) service and connect it to a Cloud ROUTER service.
This article does not provide guidance on how to create a Cloud ROUTER service itself. For this purpose, see Create a Cloud ROUTER.
Prerequisites
You need to have an already existing Cloud ROUTER service, if you want to configure a VirtualPNI service.
Guide
The VirtualPNI service creates a Layer 2 connection that extends your on-premise and interconnects you with your Cloud ROUTER. Follow these steps to enable it:
- Visit our portal and click on Services.
- Click on Add Service.
- Select Add VirtualPNI Service.
- Select Cloud ROUTER to Access.
- Details:
- Specify the following details:
- The metro area of your Access Port (from where you want to extend your on-premises)
- The metro area of the Cloud ROUTER you want to connect to
- Bandwidth
- Your desired Contract duration
- Click on Next.
- Specify the following details:
- Double check your information. Then click on Order.The following page appears. Your service is created now.
- Click on Next.
- Configure the VirtualPNI connectionYou can choose to complete this step later if needed. For this purpose, click here.
- Specify the following information:
- Your DE-CIX Access
- The VLAN type and the VLAN ID you want to use for connecting to the Cloud ROUTER
- Choose your Cloud Router.
- External Reference: The name for your configuration
- The BGP IP of the Cloud Router with the subnet mask (we recommend using a /30)
- The BGP IP of your on-premises.
- BGP Password (Optional)
- Your BGP AS Number
- Click on Submit.The default setting for BFD (Bidirectional forwarding detection) is "yes". We recommend not changing it, as it improves the stability of your connection.
- Specify the following information:
You successfully attached your connection to the Cloud ROUTER.
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