Create a route for a VPN connection

You can create a static route for a VPN (Virtual Private Network) connection.

This allows you to route traffic between the virtual gateway and the client gateway. You must then add the new route to the route table.

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This action applies to static routing only. If your VPN connection uses dynamic routing, you do not need to create new routes.

Permissions

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This action requires the following IAM (Identity and Access Management) permissions:

• connectivity.vpnconnection.update

Console

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Before you begin: Create a VPN connection.

1. In the VPN Connections dashboard, click the ID of the VPN connection for which you want to create a route. The VPN connections pane appears.
2. In the "Route VPN" tab, click Create a route for VPN. The "Create a route for a VPN Connection" dialog box appears.
3. In the "Destination IP range" field, enter the IP (Internet Protocol) range of your corporate network, in CIDR (Classless Inter-Domain Routing) notation.
4. Click Create. A static route is created for the selected VPN connection.

API

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Before you begin: Create a VPN connection.

The POST /connectivity/spaces/{spaceId}/vpnConnections/{id}/routes command creates a static route to a VPN connection. This allows you to select the network flows sent by the virtual gateway to the target VPN connection.

Example request: Creating a route to a VPN connection

Terraform

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