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Creating a Virtual Mobile Gateway

This page explains how to create a Virtual Mobile Gateway resource using the OCX Portal.

Preparation​

Please confirm the following before creating a Virtual Mobile Gateway resource:

  • Your User Role is either admin or user.

Remarks​

A Virtual Mobile Gateway is provided in a two-instance configuration for hardware redundancy. Each instance acts as a physical gateway to the mobile line. As these are designed to connect with an OCX-Router(v1) using BGP, please complete your network design in advance.

The following AS Numbers are reserved by RFC and cannot be used:

  • 0
  • 23456
  • 65535
  • 4294967295

Procedure for Creating a Virtual Mobile Gateway Resource​

  1. Log in to the OCX Portal.
  2. Click [Access Lines] from the left navigation bar.
  3. When the [Access Lines] sub-menu appears, click [Virtual Mobile Gateways (VMGs)].
  4. From the Virtual Mobile Gateways page, click [+ Create] in the upper right corner.
  5. The screen will switch to the Virtual Mobile Gateway resource creation steps. Configure the following items and click [Create].
    • Virtual Mobile Gateway

      • Name

        • Enter an arbitrary name. A recognizable name makes management easier.
        • Maximum length is 40 characters.
        • Leading and trailing whitespaces are automatically removed.

      • Maximum SIM Registration Limit

        • Select the maximum number of SIMs that can be registered to the Virtual Mobile Gateway from the drop-down menu.
        • This can be changed after creation.
        Maximum SIM Registration Limit
        100 SIMs
        1,000 SIMs
        10,000 SIMs

      • Local ASN

        • Enter the AS Number to be used by the Virtual Mobile Gateway. 4-byte ASNs are supported.
        • Note: See the [Remarks] section for unusable AS Numbers.

      • Remote ASN

        • Enter the AS Number used by the destination OCX-Router(v1). 4-byte ASNs are supported.
        • Note: See the [Remarks] section for unusable AS Numbers.
    • Instance 1 / Instance 2
      • Local Address
        • Enter the IPv4 address for the instance in CIDR (IPv4/mask) format. (e.g., 169.254.0.1/30)
      • Remote Address
        • Enter the IPv4 address for the destination OCX-Router(v1). (e.g., 169.254.0.2)
      • MD5 Authentication Key
        • This is an optional parameter. If left blank, MD5 authentication will not be performed.
        • For MD5 authentication, you can set an alphanumeric string (A-Z, a-z, 0-9) between 6 and 80 characters.
  6. A confirmation pop-up will appear. Review the costs associated with creation and click [Create].
  7. Confirm that the created resource appears in the list with the status activated. Note: You can update the status by clicking [Refresh] in the upper right corner.

This completes the creation of the Virtual Mobile Gateway resource.

Once the Virtual Mobile Gateway resource is created, you can proceed to Create an Address Pool. For more details, please refer to the respective operation pages.