A VPN gateway is a VPN connection instance. Therefore, please create an IPsec VPN gateway before using a VPN connection to securely access the Tencent Cloud Virtual Private Cloud (VPC) from external networks. This document shows you how to create a VPN gateway on the console.

Prerequisites

Please create a VPC network in the same region in advance if you want to create a VPN gateway for VPC. For more information, see Create VPC.

Operation Directions

1. Log in to the VPC console.
2. Click VPN Connection > VPN Gateway on the left sidebar to go to the management page.
3. Click +New on the VPN gateway management page.
4. Configure the following gateway parameters in the pop-up Create VPN Gateway dialog box.

   Parameter Name	Description
   Gateway Name	Enter the VPN gateway name with 60 characters or less.
   Region	Show the region of the VPN gateway.
   Associated Network	This shows whether you will create a cloud connect network (CCN) VPN or a private network VPN, which is commonly known as VPN gateway for CCN or VPN gateway for VPC respectively. Choose CCN if you need to use VPN to connect to multiple VPC networks or other direct connect networks. Note: when being created, the VPN gateway for CCN cannot be directly associated with the CCN instance. After it is created, you can edit the associated network on the VPN gateway details page and choose the CCN instance. Choose VPC if you need to use the VPN to connect to a single VPC network.
   Network	Choose the private network to be associated with the VPN gateway only when the associated network is VPC.
   Bandwidth Cap	Please set a reasonable bandwidth cap for the VPN gateway according to the actual application scenarios.
   Tag	Tags mark VPN gateway resources so that these resources can be queried and managed efficiently. Tag is not a required configuration. You can decide whether to configure it according to your demand.
   Billing Mode	Bill-by-traffic mode is supported. This billing mode is applicable to scenarios with significant bandwidth fluctuations.

5. After configuring gateway parameters, click Create to create a VPN gateway, and the Status will be In Progress. About 1-2 minutes later, the status of the successfully created VPN gateway will be In Service. The system will assign the VPN gateway a public IP.