Auto-create network functions

Automated network deployment for beginners Create, connect, and enable network and routers easily.

Auto-create network functions help the network building process: from a complex subnet setting to creation of router.

*Process

1. How to use the ‘Auto-Create Network’

1. Use the 'Auto-create network'

1. In the IXcloud management console, Click   button after Project > Network> Networks.

2. In the ‘Auto-Create Network’ dialog box, proceed to network setting.

     

Network tab

Network name:  Type a distinguishable name of network.

Subnet tab

      Create subnet: please select the check box to create subnet.
                   

 If you want to create network without subnet, please deselect the ‘create subnet’ check box.

      Subnet Name : Specify the name of subnet. In general 192.168.0.0 or 10.0.0.0 is used as private bandwidth.

      Network Address: specify IP address of subnet.
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IP Version: select IPv4 or IPv6 as IP version.

Gateway IP: This is optional. If you have a specific gateway, specify the IP address.

If you don’t, just leave it blank.

Disable Gateway: If you don’t want use a gateway, check ‘Disable gateway’ box.

   

Subnet details tab

Enable DHCP: If you want use DHCP, select this check box.

Allocation Pools: Specify IP address pools.
     Each entry is: start_ip_address,end_ip_address (e.g.,168.1.100.192,168.1.120) and one entry per line.

DNS Name Servers: Specify DNS name servers for this subnet.One entry per line. 8.8.8.8 is the name server of Google.

Host Routes: Specify additional routes to the hosts.

 Each entry is: destination_cidr, nexthop (e.g.,192.168.200.0/24,10.56.1.254) and one entry per line.

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Router tab

Router name: Specify router name which operates as a gateway for an external connection.

3. Click button, then you can see the completed network in the Networks menu.

   

A new network, Ixcloud.guide_20151012, has been created. It has a subnet, ixcloud.guide_2015101_subnet, which is a private band width(192.168.0.0/24).

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