Tutorial: Connect Your GCP VPC to CloudConnexa by Deploying a Connector⁠

Overview⁠

This tutorial walks you through deploying a Network Connector to a Google Cloud VPC directly from the CloudConnexa Administration portal.

You can deploy a Network Connector to a Google Cloud VPC to provide secure private network access between your Google Cloud VPC and users or other networks connected through CloudConnexa.

Many administrators use this deployment as a site-to-site connection between their Google Cloud environment and CloudConnexa.

Before you begin⁠

Before starting this tutorial, ensure you have:

• A CloudConnexa account and Cloud ID.

• A Google Cloud Platform account.

• Permission to create Compute Engine VM instances in your Google Cloud project.

• A Google Cloud VPC where you want to deploy the Connector.

Step 1: Create a Network⁠

To create a Network, follow the steps below:

1. Sign in to your WPC's Administration portal by entering your Cloud ID in a web browser (for example, company_name.openvpn.com).

2. Navigate to Networks.

3. Select Add Network and select your desired network scenario.

4. Complete the Define Network page.

5. Select Next.

The Deploy Network Connector page displays.

Step 2: Select a deployment method⁠

1. On the Deploy Network Connector page, select GCP from the drop-down.

2. Select one of the following deployment methods:

   • To authorize CloudConnexa to deploy the Connector directly to GCP, remain on the Native tab and continue to Option A: Deploy the Connector using the Native tab.

   • To create the VM and install the Connector yourself, select the Manual tab and continue to Option B: Deploy using the Manual tab.

Option A: Deploy the Connector using the Native tab⁠

With native deployment, you sign in to GCP from CloudConnexa and configure the GCP resources from the Network Configuration Wizard. CloudConnexa creates the VM and installs the Connector for you.

Option B: Deploy using the Manual tab⁠

Use this method if you want to create the Connector VM yourself in Google Cloud and manually install the Connector software.

1. On the Manual tab, select Open GCP.

2. In Google Cloud, create a Linux virtual machine (VM) in the VPC where you want to deploy the Connector.

3. Return to CloudConnexa and select the Linux distribution used by the VM.

   • CloudConnexa displays an installation script for the selected Linux distribution.

4. Copy the script.

5. Open the new VM console in Google Cloud and run the script.

6. In CloudConnexa, generate a Connector token.

7. When prompted in the VM console, enter the generated token.

8. Wait for the script to finish configuring the Connector and connecting to CloudConnexa.

9. Return to the CloudConnexa Network Configuration Wizard and select Next.

10. Continue to Verify the Connector.

Verify the Connector⁠

After deployment completes:

1. If deployment succeeds, the Connector status displays as Connected.

2. If deployment fails, CloudConnexa displays an error message so you can review and correct the deployment configuration.

Select Finish to complete the deployment.