Step 6: Add the Default Route

Scenarios

If the VPC already has one or more NAT gateways configured, a route table must be created for the second public NAT gateway. You need to add the default route (0.0.0.0/0) with the next hop set to the second public NAT gateway in the new route table you have created.

Procedure

1. Log in to the management console.
2. Click in the upper left corner and select the desired region and project.
3. Click Service List in the upper left corner. Under Networking, select Virtual Private Cloud.
4. In the navigation pane on the left, choose Route Tables.
5. In the route table list, click the name of the route table to which you want to add a route.
6. Click Add Route and configure required parameters.

   You can click to add more routes.

   Table 1 Parameter descriptions

   Parameter	Description	Example Value
   Destination	The destination CIDR block The destination of each route must be unique. The destination cannot overlap with any subnet in the VPC.	0.0.0.0/0
   Next Hop Type	Type of the next hop	NAT gateway
   Next Hop	Set the next hop. The resources in the drop-down list box are displayed based on the selected next hop type.	N/A
   Description	(Optional) Supplementary information about the route Enter up to 255 characters. Angle brackets (< or >) are not allowed.	N/A

7. Click OK.