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Create an AWS Direct Connect gateway

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Create an AWS Direct Connect gateway - AWS Direct Connect

You can create a Direct Connect gateway in any supported Region using either the AWS Direct Connect console or using the command line or API.

To create a Direct Connect gateway

  1. Open the AWS Direct Connect console at https://console.aws.amazon.com/directconnect/v2/home.

  2. In the navigation pane, choose Direct Connect Gateways.

  3. Choose Create Direct Connect gateway.

  4. Specify the following information, and choose Create Direct Connect gateway.

    • Name: Enter a name to help you identify the Direct Connect gateway.

    • Amazon side ASN: Specify the ASN for the Amazon side of the BGP session. The ASN must be in the 64,512 to 65,534 range or 4,200,000,000 to 4,294,967,294 range.

      Note

      If you want to create a Direct Connect gateway to use with an AWS Cloud WAN core network. The ASN must not be in the same range as the ASN of the core network.

To create a Direct Connect gateway using the command line or API
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