How-to guides
Create VPN
You can create and use a VPN service from the Samsung Cloud Platform Console.
Caution
You can create up to three VPNs per account. If you exceed the creation limit, you cannot create a new VPN.
To create a VPN, follow these steps.
Click the All Services > Networking > VPN menu. You will be taken to the VPN Service Home page.
On the Service Home page, click the Create VPN button. You will be taken to the Create VPN page.
On the VPN creation page, enter the information required to create the service and select detailed options.
Summary Check the detailed information and estimated billing amount generated in the panel, and click the Create button.
- After creation is complete, check the created resources on the VPN List page.
Check VPN detailed information
The VPN service allows you to view and edit the full resource list and detailed information. VPN Details page consists of Details, Tags, Activity Log tabs.
To view detailed information about the VPN service, follow these steps.
- Click the All Services > Networking > VPN menu. You will be taken to the VPN’s Service Home page.
- On the Service Home page, click the VPN menu. You will be taken to the VPN List page.
- On the VPN List page, click the resource to view detailed information. You will be taken to the VPN Details page.
- VPC Details page displays status information and additional feature information, and consists of Details, Tags, Activity History tabs.
On the VPN List page, you can view the operation history of the selected resource.
| Category | Detailed description |
|---|
| Service status | Current status- Active: Operating normally
- Creating: Creation in progress
- Editing: Configuration in progress
- Deleting: Deletion in progress
- Error: Unable to determine current status
- If it occurs continuously, contact the registered administrator
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| Service termination | Cancel VPN service |
Table. VPN status information and additional features
| Category | Detailed description |
|---|
| Service | Service name |
| Resource Type | Resource Type |
| SRN | Unique resource ID in Samsung Cloud Platform |
| Resource name | VPN resource name |
| Resource ID | Unique resource ID in the service |
| constructor | User who created the service |
| Creation timestamp | Service creation timestamp |
| Editor | User who modified the service |
| Modification date and time | Date and time the service information was modified |
| VPN Gateway name | VPN Gateway name |
| Connected VPC name | VPC name connected to VPN |
| Public IP | IP information for communicating with remote sites from the VPN Gateway |
| Explanation | Additional description written by the user- Edit icon can be clicked to edit
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Table. VPN detailed information items
tag
On the VPN List page, you can view the tag information of the selected resource, and you can add, modify, or delete it.
| Category | Detailed description |
|---|
| Tag list | Tag list- You can view the Key, Value information of tags
- Up to 50 tags can be added per resource
- When entering tags, search and select from the list of previously created Keys and Values
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Table. VPN tag tab items
Job History
On the VPN Details page, you can view the operation history of the selected resource.
| Category | Detailed description |
|---|
| Task History List | Resource Change History- Check operation date/time, resource name, operation details, operation result, and operator information
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Table. VPN operation history tab detailed information items
Terminate VPN
You can terminate unused VPCs to reduce operating costs. However, terminating a service may cause the running service to stop immediately, so you should thoroughly consider the impact of service interruption before proceeding with the termination.
Caution
- If there are resources connected to a VPN, such as a VPN Tunnel, they cannot be terminated.
- The VPN service cannot be canceled when its status is Creating or Editing.
To cancel the VPN, follow these steps.
- Click the All Services > Networking > VPN menu. Go to the VPN Service Home page.
- From the Service Home page, click the VPN menu. You will be taken to the VPN List page.
- On the VPN List page, select the resource to cancel. Navigate to the VPN Details page.
- On the VPN Details page, click the Cancel Service button.
- Once the termination is complete, check on the VPN List page whether the resource has been terminated.
1 - VPN Tunnel
Create VPN Tunnel
In the Samsung Cloud Platform Console, you can configure IPSec Tunning with remote sites in the VPN service.
To create a VPN tunnel, follow these steps.
Click the All Services > Networking > VPN menu. Navigate to the VPN Service Home page.
On the Service Home page, click the Create VPN Tunnel button. You will be taken to the Create VPN Tunnel page.
On the VPN Tunnel creation page, enter the information required to create the service, and select detailed options.
Enter the required information in the Service Information Input area.
| Category | Required status | Detailed description |
|---|
| VPN Tunnel name | Required | Enter VPN Tunnel name- Enter using English letters and numbers, within 3 - 20 characters
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| VPC Gateway name | Required | Select the VPN Gateway to connect |
| VPC name | Basic | Automatically input VPC information connected to the VPN Gateway |
| Public IP | Basic | Automatic entry of IP information for communicating with remote sites from the VPN Gateway |
| Peer VPN GW IP | Required | Enter the IP information of the remote VPN |
| Romote Subnet(CIDR) | Required | Enter the subnet address of the remote site to connect- After entering the IP address, click the Add button; you can add up to 10 entries
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| Pre-shared Key | Required | Enter the shared key (PSK) to be used for IKE mutual authentication between VPN gateways- Enter between 8 and 64 characters
- It is recommended to use a 32-character alphanumeric string
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| Explanation | Select | User additional description |
Table. VPN Tunnel Service Information Input Items
Enter or select the required information in the Tunnel Settings area.
| Category | Required | Detailed description |
|---|
| IKE Settings > IKE Version | Required | Select IKE version |
| IKE Settings > Algorithm Settings | Required | Select Encryption Algorithm and Digest Algorithm, then click the Add button. |
| IKE configuration > Diffie-Hellman | Required | Diffie-Hellman Group Selection |
| IKE configuration > SA Lifetime | Required | Enter the VPN session (Security Association) lifetime |
| IPSec Settings > Algorithm Settings | Required | Select Encryption Algorithm and Digest Algorithm, then click the Add button. |
| IPSec Settings > Perfect Forward Secrecy (PFS) | Required | Select whether to use the PFS group |
| IPSec Settings > Diffie-Hellman | Required | Diffie-Hellman group selection |
| IPSec Settings > SA Lifetime | Required | Enter the VPN session (Security Association) lifetime |
Table. VPN Tunnel configuration items
Enter the required information in the DPD additional settings area.
| Category | Required | Detailed description |
|---|
| DPD additional settings > DPD probe interval | Required | Enter DPD test interval- Enter a value between 1 and 3,600 seconds
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Table. VPN Tunnel DPD Additional Settings Input Items
In the Additional Information Input area, enter or select the required information.
| Category | Required | Detailed description |
|---|
| tag | Select | Add Tag- Up to 50 can be added per resource
- After clicking the Add Tag button, enter or select Key and Value values
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Table. VPN Tunnel additional information input fields
Summary Check the detailed information and estimated billing amount generated in the panel, and click the Create button.
- When creation is complete, check the created resource on the VPN Tunnel List page.
Check VPN Tunnel detailed information
VPN Tunnel service allows you to view and edit the full resource list and detailed information. VPN Tunnel Details page consists of Details, Tags, Activity Log tabs.
To view detailed VPN information, follow these steps.
- Click the All Services > Networking > VPN menu. Navigate to the VPN Service Home page.
- On the Service Home page, click the Create VPN Tunnel button. You will be taken to the VPN Tunnel List page.
- On the VPN Tunnel List page, click the resource to view detailed information. You will be taken to the VPN Tunnel Details page.
- VPN Tunnel Details page displays status information and additional feature information, and consists of Details, Tags, Activity Log tabs.
| Category | Detailed description |
|---|
| Status | Current status- Active: Operating normally
- Editing: Updating information
- Error: Unable to determine current status
- If it persists, contact the registered administrator
|
| Delete VPN Tunnel | VPN Tunnel delete button |
Table. VPN Tunnel status information and additional features
On the VPN Tunnel List page, you can view detailed information of the selected resource and, if necessary, edit the information.
| Category | Detailed description |
|---|
| Service | Service name |
| Resource Type | Resource Type |
| SRN | Unique resource ID in Samsung Cloud Platform |
| Resource name | VPN resource name |
| Resource ID | Unique resource ID in the service |
| constructor | User who created the service |
| Creation date | Service creation timestamp |
| Editor | User who edited the service information |
| Modification date | Date and time the service information was modified |
| VPN Tunnel name | VPN Tunnel name |
| VPN Gateway name | VPN Gateway name |
| Public IP | Public IP information |
| Peer VPN GW IP | Peer VPN GW Information- Click the Edit icon to modify
|
| Remote Subnet (CIDR) | Remote Sunet information- Click the Edit icon to edit
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| Pre-shared Key | Pre-shared Key information- Edit Click the icon to edit
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| status | Current service connection status |
| description | VPN Tunnel additional description- Edit icon can be clicked to modify
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| IKE | Click the Edit button to bulk edit configuration information. |
| IKE Version | IKE Version information |
| Encryption Algorithm/Digest Algorithm | Algorithm information |
| Diffie-Hellman | Diffie-Hellman information |
| SA LifeTime | SA LifeTime information |
| IPSec | Click the Edit button to bulk edit the configuration information. |
| Encryption Algorithm/Digest Algorithm | Algorithm information |
| Diffie-Hellman | Diffie-Hellman information |
| SA LifeTime | SA LifeTime information |
| Perfect Forward Secrecy(PFS) | PFS configuration information |
| DPD | DPD probe interval information- Edit Click the icon to edit
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Table. VPN Tunnel Detailed Information Items
tag
On the VPN Tunnel List page, you can view the tag information of the selected resource, and you can add, modify, or delete it.
| Category | Detailed description |
|---|
| Tag list | Tag list- You can view the Key, Value information of the tag
- Up to 50 tags can be added per resource
- When entering a tag, you can search and select from the list of previously created Keys and Values
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Table. VPN Tunnel Tag Tab Items
Job History
VPN Tunnel List page allows you to view the operation history of the selected resource.
| Category | Detailed description |
|---|
| Task History List | Resource Change History- Check operation date and time, resource name, operation details, operation result, and operator information
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Table. VPN Tunnel operation history tab detailed information items
Delete VPN Tunnel
You can reduce operational costs by deleting unused VPC tunnels. However, deleting a tunnel may cause the running service to stop immediately, so you should carefully consider the impact of service interruption before proceeding with the deletion.
To cancel the VPN, follow these steps.
- Click the All Services > Networking > VPN menu. You will be taken to the VPN Service Home page.
- On the Service Home page, click the Create VPN Tunnel button. You will be taken to the VPN Tunnel List page.
- On the VPN Tunnel List page, click the resource to view detailed information. You will be taken to the VPN Tunnel Details page.
- VPN Tunnel Delete Click the button.
- After termination is complete, check the VPN Tunnel List page to see if the resource has been deleted.