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VPN Gateway:Enable IPsec-VPN and SSL-VPN

Last Updated:Sep 12, 2023

You can enable IPsec-VPN and SSL-VPN when or after you create a VPN gateway.

Background information

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Description

Limits

If your VPN gateway was created before January 20, 2018, update the VPN gateway to the latest version before you enable SSL-VPN for the VPN gateway. For more information, see Upgrade a VPN gateway.

Effective time

After you enable IPsec-VPN or SSL-VPN, the feature immediately takes effect. However, you may need to wait a few minutes due to network latency.

Impacts on billing

After you modify a VPN gateway and submit the order, the system bills the VPN gateway based on the new configuration. For more information, see Billing.

Scenarios

You can enable IPsec-VPN or SSL-VPN for a VPN gateway as needed.

Enable IPsec-VPN

  1. Log on to the VPN Gateway console.

  2. In the top navigation bar, select the region of the VPN gateway.

  3. On the VPN Gateway page, find the VPN gateway and click Enable next to IPsec in the Feature Configuration column.

  4. On the configurations page, select Enable IPsec-VPN, select the VPN Gateway Terms of Service check box, click Buy Now, and then complete the payment.

Enable SSL-VPN

  • If your VPN gateway was created before January 20, 2018, update the VPN gateway to the latest version before you enable SSL-VPN for the VPN gateway. For more information, see Upgrade a VPN gateway.

  • If your VPN gateway was created after January 20, 2018, you can enable SSL-VPN for the VPN gateway in the console.

  1. Log on to the VPN Gateway console.

  2. In the top navigation bar, select the region of the VPN gateway.

  3. On the VPN Gateway page, find the VPN gateway and click Enable next to SSL in the Feature Configuration column.

  4. On the configurations page, select Enable SSL-VPN, specify the number of SSL-VPN connections, select the VPN Gateway Terms of Service check box, click Buy Now, and then complete the payment.

References

For more information about how to disable IPsec-VPN or SSL-VPN for a VPN gateway, see Downgrade.