Add a Connection from a Port to the Cloud Router

Select cloud provider

Select Dedicated Port.

Configure

Select a port

Select your source port.

Enable Network Address Translation

Select this option if you want to be able to use NAT for the connection. This ensures the connection will provision on a device that supports NAT.

Source NAT – Translate the source IP address. For example, you can translate a pool of private IP addresses to a public IP address in order to reach an external resource that only accepts public IPs.

Destination NAT – Translate the destination IP address. For example, if you need to translate a public IP address to a private IP addresses in your network. This may be necessary if you plan to make the connection exportable via Quick Connect.

Speed

This is the speed you are setting for the connection.

Description

Enter a name for the connection.

NOTE: The number symbol # is not permitted in connection descriptions.

Source VLAN

Specify a VLAN ID for your source port.

You can manually enter the ID or click Next Available. If you click Next Available, we find the highest in-use VLAN ID and increment by one. For example, if the highest in-use ID is 15, this field autopopulates with 16. By default, these fields are already populated with the next available VLAN ID.

Use public IP

Select this option to have PacketFabric provide a public IP address to use for your BGP session.

Billing

Select a billing account.

You can also optionally include a PO (purchase order) number. The PO number will be included on your monthly invoice.

Click Place Order. The connection should provision within a few minutes.