Aviatrix Gateway to Azure VPN Gateway
This guide helps you to configure Site2Cloud IPsec tunnels between an Aviatrix Gateway and an Azure Virtual Network Gateway (VNG).
Configuration Workflow
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The Site2Cloud on CloudN configuration workflow is very simple.
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In Aviatrix Controller, go to Gateway page to create one non-VPN gateway.
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At the Azure portal, go to the Virtual network gateways page. Fill in the following information to create a new Virtual Network Gateway:
Name
Enter an Azure VPN gateway name (e.g. Azure-VPN-GW)
Gateway
type: VPN
VPN type
Policy-based
SKU
Basic
Location
Select a desired location
Virtual network
Select a desired VNet
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Once the virtual network gateway is provisioned, record its public IP address.
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In Aviatrix Controller, go to the Site2Cloud page. Fill in the following information to create a Site2Cloud connection:
VPC ID/VNet Name
Select the VPC/VNet where your Aviatrix gateway is created at Step 1
Connection Type
Unmapped
Connection Name
Enter a Site2Cloud connection name
Remote Gateway Type
Select Azure VPN
Algorithms
Unmark this checkbox
Encryption over ExpressRoute/ Direct Connect
Unmark this checkbox
Enabled HA
Unmark this checkbox
Primary Cloud Gateway
Select the gateway created at Step 1
Remote Gateway IP Address
Enter the public IP of your virtual network gateway (collected at Step 3)
Pre-shared Key
Enter your own pre-shared key or leave it blank so that Controller will generate one
Remote Subnet
Enter the CIDR of the VNet in which your Virtual Network Gateway is created at Step 2
Local Subnet
Enter the CIDR of the VPC/VNet in which your Aviatrix Gateway is created at Step 1
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Once the Site2Cloud connection is created, select the same connection at the Site2Cloud page. Select the following values for each specific field and click Download Configuration.
Vendor
Generic
Platform
Generic
Software
Vendor Independent
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Collect the following information from the downloaded configuration template:
Pre-Shared Key from #1 Internet Key Exchange Configuration Aviatrix Gateway Public IP from #3
Tunnel Interface Configuration
Cloud Network(s) from the Subnets section of #3
Tunnel Interface Configuration
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At the Azure portal, go to the Local network gateways page. Enter the following information to create a local network gateway:
Name
Enter a local gateway name (e.g. AVX-GW)
IP address
Enter the Aviatrix Gateway’s public IP collected at Step 6
Address space
Enter the "Cloud Network" CIDR collected at Step 6
Configure
Unmark this checkbox
BGP settings
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At Azure portal, go to Virtual network gateways page and select the gateway created at Step 2.
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Select "Connections" from "Settings". Enter the following information to create a connection:
Name
Enter a VPN connection name (e.g. Azure-AVX-S2C)
Connection type
Select Site-to-site (IPsec)
Virtual network gateway
Select the VPN gateway created at Step 2
Local network gateway
Select the local gateway created at Step 7
Shared key (PSK)
Enter the pre-shared key collected at Step 6