What Devices Can Be Connected to the Cloud Through a VPN?

VPN supports the standard Internet Protocol Security (IPsec) protocol. A device in your on-premises data center can connect to the cloud if the device meets the following requirements:

1. Supports IPsec VPN.
2. Has a fixed public IP address, which can be statically configured, or translated through NAT in NAT traversal scenarios (your device is deployed behind a NAT gateway).

Most devices are routers and firewalls. For details about the interconnection configuration, see Administrator Guide.

• Common home broadband routers, Windows hosts providing VPN services (such as L2TP), and personal mobile terminals cannot connect to the cloud through a VPN.
• The following products can connect to the cloud through VPNs:
  • Devices: Huawei firewalls and access routers (ARs), Hillstone firewalls, and Check Point firewalls
  • Cloud services: Alibaba Cloud, Tencent Cloud, Amazon Web Services (AWS), and Microsoft Azure
  • Software: strongSwan
• The IPsec protocol is a standard IETF protocol. Devices that support IPsec can interconnect with the cloud through a VPN.

  Most enterprise-class routers and firewalls support the IPsec protocol.

• However, some devices support IPsec VPN only after you purchase required software licenses.

  Contact your on-premises data center administrator to confirm the device model with the vendor.