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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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 CoPilot, go to Networking > Connectivity > External Connections (S2C).
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Click +External Connection.
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Create a Static Policy-Based (Unmapped) external connection.
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Once the Site2Cloud connection is created, select the same connection on the External Connections (S2C) page.
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Click the vertical ellipsis menu and select Download Configuration.
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The Download Configuration dialog displays. Select the following values for each specific field:
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Vendor: Generic
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Platform: Generic
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Software: Vendor Independent
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Click Download.
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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
Troubleshooting
To check a tunnel state, go to the Networking > Connectivity > External Connections (S2C) tab. There should be a green dot next to the name of the external connection.
To troubleshoot a tunnel state, go to Diagnostics > Diagnostic Tools > Connectivity Diagnostics.