Updated on 2022-08-18 GMT+08:00

Creating a VPN Gateway

Scenarios

To connect your ECSs in a VPC to your on-premises network, you must first create a VPN gateway.

Procedure

  1. Log in to the management console.
  2. Click in the upper left corner and select the desired region and project.
  3. On the console homepage, under Network, click Virtual Private Network.
  4. In the navigation pane on the left, choose Virtual Private Network > VPN Gateways.
  5. On the VPN Gateways page, click Create VPN Gateway.
  6. Configure the parameters as prompted and click Next. For details about the VPN gateway parameters, see Table 1.
    Table 1 VPN gateway parameter description

    Parameter

    Description

    Example Value

    Region

    Regions are geographic areas that are physically isolated from each other. The networks inside different regions are not connected to each other, so resources cannot be shared across different regions. For low network latency and quick resource access, select the region nearest to your target users.

    N/A

    Name

    The name of the VPN gateway

    vpngw-001

    VPC

    The name of the VPC that the VPN connects to

    vpc-001

    Type

    The VPN type IPsec is selected by default.

    IPsec

    Billed By

    A pay-per-use VPN gateway can be billed by bandwidth or by traffic.

    • Bandwidth: You specify a maximum bandwidth and pay for the amount of time you use the bandwidth.
    • Traffic: You specify a maximum bandwidth and pay for the total traffic you generate.

    Traffic

    Bandwidth (Mbit/s)

    The bandwidth (Mbit/s) of the VPN gateway. The bandwidth is shared by all VPN connections created for the VPN gateway. The total bandwidth size of all VPN connections created for a VPN gateway cannot exceed the VPN gateway bandwidth size.

    100

    Table 2 VPN connection parameter description

    Parameter

    Description

    Example Value

    Name

    The VPN connection name

    vpn-001

    VPN Gateway

    The name of the VPN gateway used by the VPN connection

    vpcgw-001

    Local Subnet

    The VPC subnets that will access your on-premises network through a VPN

    • Select subnet: Select the subnets that will access your on-premises network through a VPN.
    • Specify CIDR block: Enter the CIDR blocks that will access your on-premises network through a VPN.
      NOTE:

      CIDR blocks of local subnets cannot overlap.

    192.168.1.0/24,

    192.168.2.0/24

    Remote Gateway

    The public IP address of the gateway in your on-premises network. This IP address is used for communications with your VPC.

    N/A

    Remote Subnet

    The subnets of your on-premises network that will access a VPC through a VPN The remote and local subnets cannot overlap with each other. The remote subnet cannot overlap with CIDR blocks involved in existing VPC peering, Direct Connect, or Cloud Connect connections created for the local VPC.

    NOTE:

    CIDR blocks of remote subnets cannot overlap.

    192.168.3.0/24,

    192.168.4.0/24

    PSK

    The pre-shared key, which can contain 6 to 128 characters

    PSKs configured at both ends of a VPN connection must be the same.

    Test@123

    Confirm PSK

    Enter the pre-shared key again.

    Test@123

    Advanced Settings

    • Default: uses default IKE and IPsec policies.
    • Custom: uses custom IKE and IPsec policies. For details about the policies, see Table 3 and Table 4.

    Custom

    Table 3 IKE policy

    Parameter

    Description

    Example Value

    Authentication Algorithm

    The hash algorithm used for authentication, which can be SHA1, SHA2-256 (default), SHA2-384, SHA2-512, or MD5

    SHA2-256

    Encryption Algorithm

    The encryption algorithm, which can be AES-128 (default), AES-192, AES-256, or 3DES

    3DES is not recommended because it is not strong enough to protect data.

    AES-128

    DH Algorithm

    The Diffie-Hellman key exchange algorithm, which can be Group 2, Group 5, or Group 14

    The default algorithm is Group 14.

    DH algorithms configured at both ends of a VPN connection must be the same. Otherwise, the negotiation will fail.

    Group 14

    Version

    The version of the IKE protocol, which can be v1 or v2

    The default version is v2.

    v2

    Lifecycle (s)

    The lifetime of the SA, in seconds.

    The SA will be renegotiated if its lifetime expires.

    The default lifecycle is 86400 seconds.

    86400

    Table 4 IPsec policy

    Parameter

    Description

    Example Value

    Authentication Algorithm

    The hash algorithm used for authentication, which can be SHA1, SHA2-256 (default), SHA2-384, SHA2-512, or MD5

    SHA2-256

    Encryption Algorithm

    The encryption algorithm, which can be AES-128 (default), AES-192, AES-256, or 3DES

    3DES is not recommended because it is not strong enough to protect data.

    AES-128

    PFS

    The perfect forward secrecy (PFS), which is used to configure the IPsec tunnel negotiation

    The PFS algorithm can be DH group 2, DH group 5, or DH group 14.

    The default algorithm is DH group 14.

    DH group 14

    Transfer Protocol

    The security protocol used for IPsec to transmit and encapsulate user data, which can be AH, ESP, or AH-ESP

    The default protocol is ESP.

    ESP

    Lifecycle (s)

    The lifetime of the SA, in seconds.

    The SA will be renegotiated if its lifetime expires.

    The default lifecycle is 3600 seconds.

    3600

  7. Confirm the VPN gateway information and click Submit.