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# Prerequisites for Edge Spoke Gateway Deployment on Equinix Network Edge

> The following are the prerequisites to deploy an Aviatrix Edge Spoke Gateway on Equinix Network Edge.

The following are the prerequisites to deploy an Aviatrix Edge Spoke Gateway on
Equinix Network Edge.

## 1. Obtain an Equinix Fabric Account

If you do not already have an Equinix Fabric account, contact your Equinix
representative or visit their website to create an account.

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## 2. Set Up the Network Service Provider Platform Account

To deploy Aviatrix Edge Gateways on Equinix Network Edge, you will need to first
set up a Network Service Provider platform account in CoPilot.

To set up the platform account, see

<a href={"/docs/enterprise/" + "10.1" + "/guides/connectivity/edge/edge-platform-account"}>Setting up Accounts for Edge Platforms</a>
.

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## 3. Provide Network Access

Aviatrix Edge Gateway requires outbound access to communicate with the Aviatrix
Controller, Aviatrix CoPilot, and other Aviatrix Gateways. You must allow access
on the specified ports on your firewall.

For all Edge Gateway outbound access requirements, see
[Aviatrix Products: Required Access for External Sites](https://aviatrix.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/articles/4417312119437-Aviatrix-Products-Required-Access-for-External-Sites)
on the Aviatrix Customer Support website.

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## 4. Obtain Edge Gateway Interface IP Configurations

The Edge Spoke Gateway on the Equinix platform supports one LAN, one MGMT, and
up to eight WAN interfaces.

*For each WAN interface that you want to configure*, you will need to provide
the following information during Edge Gateway creation for the primary and
secondary HA Edge Gateways.

| **WAN Interface**      | **Description**                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             |
| ---------------------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| Interface Primary CIDR | The CIDR for the WAN interface. **DHCP** for dynamic IP address assignment is not supported. Interface CIDR must be in the format *interface\_ip/netmask* (for example, 192.18.20.1/24). Interface CIDR cannot be link-local CIDR. If you need to create a BGP underlay connection to cloud service provider (CSP) with a link-local IP address, you must enter the link-local IP address in the **Link-local Underlay CIDR** setting of the WAN interface. |
| Default Gateway IP     | The Default Gateway IP address for the WAN interface. For CSP underlay, this is the remote side IP address of the BGP session on CSP VNG or VGW. If **Link-Local Underlay CIDR** is configured, the Default Gateway IP should be in the same subnet as the Link-Local Underlay CIDR, otherwise, it should be in the same subnet as the WAN Interface CIDR.                                                                                                  |
| Public IP              | The public IP for the WAN interface. The public IP of the WAN interface is used for peering connections over the public network.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            |

If you need to set up BGP underlay connection to cloud service provider (CSP),
you will need to provide the following information.

| **BGP Configuration**               | **Description**                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                |
| ----------------------------------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| Link-Local Underlay CIDR (GCP only) | The Link-Local Underlay CIDR is used for BGP underlay connections to cloud service provider (CSP). If you need to create a BGP underlay connection to CSP with a link-local IP address, you must provide the Link-Local Underlay CIDR for the WAN interface in the format of *link\_local\_underlay\_ip*/*netmask* (for example 169.254.100.3/24). This is required for GCP. If terminating GCP Interconnect and using BGP underlay on Edge, provide the WAN Default Gateway of the peer IP address. If Link-Local Underlay CIDR is configured, the **Default Gateway IP** should be in the same subnet as the Link-Local Underlay CIDR, otherwise, it should be in the same subnet as the WAN Interface CIDR. |
| Remote ASN                          | The AS Number of the CSP side peering connection such as private VIF on VGW (AWS) and VNG ASN (Azure).                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         |
| Remote LAN IP                       | The IP address of the CSP VNG or VGW peering PTP IP. (GCP is not supported).                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   |

| **LAN Interface**    | **Description**                                                                                   |
| -------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| Interface CIDR       | The CIDR for the LAN interface. **DHCP** for dynamic IP address assignment is not supported.      |
| IPv6 CIDR            | The IPv6 CIDR for the LAN interface. **DHCP** for dynamic IP address assignment is not supported. |
| Default Gateway IP   | (Optional) The Default Gateway IP address for the LAN interface.                                  |
| Default Gateway IPv6 | (Optional) The Default Gateway IPv6 address for the LAN interface.                                |

<Note>
  For Controller 9.0 and later on Equinix, enable **Support for IPv6** on **LAN
  0** in **Step 2: Interface Configuration**, and enter **Interface IPv6 CIDR**
  and **Default Gateway IPv6** when you deploy IPv6 on the Edge Spoke Gateway.
</Note>

| **MGMT Interface**         | **Desciption**                                                                                         |
| -------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |
| Management Interface IP    | The Management IP address (in the format of *management\_ip\_address/netmask*). Not required for DHCP. |
| Management Default Gateway | The Default Gateway IP address for the Management interface. Not required for DHCP.                    |
| Management Egress IP       | The Management Egress IP address to be allowed in the Controller Security Group.                       |
| Primary DNS Server         | The Primary DNS server IP address for the Management interface. Not required for DHCP.                 |
| Secondary DNS Server       | (Optional) The Secondary DNS server IP address for the Management interface. Not required for DHCP.    |
