Connecting Transit Gateway to AWS VGW

This document describes the workflow to connect an Aviatrix Transit Gateway to an AWS Virtual Private Gateway (VGW).

The procedure below assumes the AWS VGW is already deployed in the Transit VPC.

To connect the Transit Gateway to AWS VGW (VPN Gateway):

  1. In Aviatrix CoPilot, go to Networking > Connectivity > External Connections (S2C) tab.

  2. From the + External Connection dropdown menu, select AWS Virtual Gateway.

  3. Enter the following values:

    Field Description

    Name

    A name to identify the connection to the VGW.

    Local Gateway

    The Transit Gateway to connect to the VGW.

    Local ASN

    The BGP AS Number the Transit Gateway will use to exchange routes with the VGW.

    VGW Account Name

    The name of the AWS access account with which the VGW was created.

    VGW Region

    The AWS region where the VGW is located.

    VGW ID

    The unique identifier for the VGW.

    Manual CIDR Approval

    This is Off and disabled by default unless the Local Gateway you select has Manual Learned CIDR Approval turned On for Connection Level. Then it is On by default (not editable).

  4. Click Save.

    The new AWS VGW connection appears in the table.