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The user can create a Direct Connect service by entering the required information and selecting detailed options through the Samsung Cloud Platform Console.

Creating Direct Connect

You can create a Direct Connect service using the Samsung Cloud Platform Console.

To create a Direct Connect, follow these steps:

Click on All Services > Networking > Direct Connect menu. It will move to the Service Home page of Direct Connect.

On the Service Home page, click the Create Direct Connect button. It will move to the Create Direct Connect page.

In the Service Information Input section, enter or select the required information.

Category	Required	Detailed Description
Direct Connect Name	Required	A name that can easily identify Direct Connect Enter within 3-20 characters using English letters and numbers
Uplink Usage	Required	Bandwidth of the communication port for remote communication Select port capacity 1G or port capacity 10G
VPC	Required	Select a VPC for communication with the remote site
Description	Optional	Enter a description of Direct Connect
Firewall Usage	Optional	Select whether to use Direct Connect Firewall.
Firewall Log Storage	Optional	Whether to store Firewall logs Select whether to store Firewall logs Store access logs if Firewall is used For more information, see Using Firewall Log Storage

Table. Direct Connect Service Information Input Items

In the Additional Information Input section, enter or select the required information.
Category
Required
Detailed Description
Tags Optional Add tags
Up to 50 tags can be added per resource
Click the Add Tag button and enter or select Key and Value
Table. Direct Connect Additional Information Input Items

In the Summary panel, check the created details and estimated billing amount, and click the Complete button.
- Once created, check the created resource on the Direct Connect List page.

Category	Required	Detailed Description
Tags	Optional	Add tags Up to 50 tags can be added per resource Click the Add Tag button and enter or select Key and Value

Checking Direct Connect Details

The Direct Connect service can be checked and modified in its entirety on the Resource Management menu. The Direct Connect Details page consists of Details, Rules, Tags, and Work History tabs.

To check the Direct Connect details, follow these steps.

Click on All Services > Networking > Direct Connect menu. It will move to the Service Home page of Direct Connect.
On the Service Home page, click the Direct Connect menu. It will move to the Direct Connect List page.
On the Direct Connect List page, click the resource you want to check the details for. It will move to the Direct Connect Details page.
- The Direct Connect Details page displays status information and additional feature information, and consists of Details, Rules, Tags, and Work History tabs.

Category	Detailed Description
Status	Current status Active: Normal operation Deleting: Deletion in progress Creating: Creation in progress Failed: Failure Error: Unable to check current status If it occurs continuously, contact the registered administrator
Service Cancellation	Button to cancel the service Cancel Direct Connect if there are no connected services Service cancellation may immediately stop the operating service, so consider the impact of service interruption before proceeding with the cancellation

Details

You can check and modify the details of the selected resource on the Direct Connect List page.

Category	Detailed Description
Service	Direct Connect service category
Resource Type	Direct Connect resource type
SRN	Unique resource ID in Samsung Cloud Platform Direct Connect SRN in Direct Connect
Resource Name	Direct Connect resource name
Resource ID	Unique resource ID in Direct Connect
Creator	User who created Direct Connect
Creation Date	Direct Connect creation date and time information
Modifier	User who modified Direct Connect information
Modification Date	Direct Connect information modification date and time
Direct Connect Name	Direct Connect VPC resource name
Uplink Usage	Port bandwidth allocated for line connection
Line Application/Cancellation SR Shortcut	Line connection service between the customer’s line and Samsung Cloud Platform’s local segment Click the Line Application/Cancellation SR Shortcut button to move to the Support Center popup window’s Service Request tab For customer connection, create a Network Line Service through the SDS sales representative
Connected VPC Name	Name of VPC connected to Direct Connect
Firewall Name	Firewall name
Firewall Usage	Whether to use firewall

Table. Direct Connect Details Tab Items

Rules

You can register or modify communication rules between the remote site and VPC.

Category	Detailed Description
Destination IP	Destination IP information
Destination	Routing direction
Creation Date	Creation date and time information
Status	Connection status Active: Normal operation Deleting: Deletion in progress Creating: Creation in progress Error: Unable to check current status If it occurs continuously, contact the registered administrator
Deletion	You can delete the rule.

Table. Direct Connect Rules Tab Items

Category	Detailed Description
Tag List	Tag list Check Key and Value information of tags Up to 50 tags can be added per resource Search and select existing Key and Value lists when entering tags

Work History

You can check the work history of the selected resource on the Direct Connect List page.

Category	Detailed Description
Work History List	Resource change history Check work date and time, resource name, work details, work result, and worker information

Table. Direct Connect Work History Tab Detailed Information Items

Adding Direct Connect Rules

Click on All Services > Networking > Direct Connect menu. It will move to the Service Home page of Direct Connect.
On the Service Home page, click the Direct Connect menu. It will move to the Direct Connect List page.
On the Direct Connect List page, click the resource you want to add a rule to. It will move to the Direct Connect Details page of that resource.
On the Direct Connect Details page, click the Rules tab.
On the Rules tab, click the Add Rule button. It will move to the Add Rule popup window.
On the Add Rule popup window, enter the required information and click the Confirm button.
Category Detailed Description
Destination IP Enter the destination IP range
Example: 192.168.25.0/24
Destination Select the routing direction according to VPC and remote site.
Table. Direct Connect Rule Addition Input Items

Category	Detailed Description
Destination IP	Enter the destination IP range Example: `192.168.25.0/24`
Destination	Select the routing direction according to VPC and remote site.

Canceling Direct Connect

You can cancel unused VPC to reduce operating costs. However, service cancellation may immediately stop the operating service, so consider the impact of service interruption before proceeding with the cancellation.

Note

Direct Connect cannot be canceled if there are connected resources.

To cancel Direct Connect, follow these steps:

Click on All Services > Networking > Direct Connect menu. It will move to the Service Home page of Direct Connect.
On the Service Home page, click the Direct Connect menu. It will move to the Direct Connect List page.
On the Direct Connect List page, click the resource you want to cancel. It will move to the Direct Connect Details page of that resource.
On the Direct Connect Details page, click the Service Cancellation button.
Once canceled, check if the resource has been canceled on the Direct Connect List page.