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

**To create a Direct Connect gateway**

1. Open the **Direct Connect** console at [https://console.aws.amazon.com/directconnect/v2/home](https://console.aws.amazon.com/directconnect/v2/home).

1. In the navigation pane, choose **Direct Connect Gateways**.

1. Choose **Create Direct Connect gateway**.

1. 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**
+ [create-direct-connect-gateway](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/cli/latest/reference/directconnect/create-direct-connect-gateway.html) (AWS CLI)
+ [CreateDirectConnectGateway](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/directconnect/latest/APIReference/API_CreateDirectConnectGateway.html) (Direct Connect API)