Create a Direct Connect gateway attachment for an AWS Cloud WAN core network

To create a Direct Connect gateway attachment using the console

1. Access the Network Manager console at https://console.aws.amazon.com/networkmanager/home/.

2. Under Connectivity, choose Global Networks.

3. On the Global networks page, choose the global network link for the core network you want to add an attachment to.

4. In the navigation pane under he name of the global network, choose Attachments.

5. Choose Create attachment.

6. Enter a Name identifying the attachment.

7. From the Attachment type drop-down list choose Direct Connect gateway.

8. For the Edge locations, choose one of the following:

   • All — Choose this option if you want to associate all edge locations in your core network with the Direct Connect gateway. When choosing this option, any new edge locations deployed in a core network policy version are automatically added to the Direct Connect gateway attachment and updated with the Direct Connect gateway. This does not automatically update any edge locations you might remove from the core network policy.

   • Specific — Choose this option if you want to associate only a subset of edge locations from your core network policy with the Direct Connect gateway. When choosing this option, you must manually add new or remove edge locations to the Direct Connect gateway attachment after deploying a core network policy version. A Direct Connect attachment will be attached to the core network edge according to the core network policy edge locations but will associated to the segment based on the segment edge locations..

9. In the Direct Connect gateway attachment section, choose the Direct Connect gateway to use for connecting Direct Connect to the Cloud WAN core network.

   Note

   A Direct Connect gateway can be used for only one core network, and can't be used for any other Direct Connect gateway type.

10. Choose Create attachment.