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Virtual Private Network: Optimal use of Open Telekom Cloud

Modern working means being able to access cloud resources from anywhere safely - without long setup times. To securely connect your company network to the resources of Telekom, it is necessary to set up a virtual private network (VPN). An uncomplicated process that is done in a total of nine steps!

In this article, you will learn more about the topics:

  • Role of the Virtual Private Cloud
  • Setup of the Virtual Private Cloud
  • Step--by-step installation of a VPN with the Open Telekom Cloud
  • approximate reading time: 5 minutes

Before the installation of a VPN: Creating a Virtual Private Cloud (VPC)

Screenshot des Open Telekom Cloud Dashboards.
 

If you want to use the Open Telekom Cloud, you must first reserve a virtual IP address space on Telekom's physical servers. This private network area, which guarantees the privacy of users, is called the Virtual Private Cloud (VPC). No other customers of the Open Telekom Cloud have access to a virtual private cloud defined by you.

Find out here how to set up a Virtual Private Cloud

Installation of the Virtual Private Networks - how it works, step by step

Only when a VPC has been defined a VPN network can be set up with the Open Telekom Cloud. This enables, for example, the secure connection of the external company network to the virtual resources of the Open Telekom Cloud. To set up a Virtual Private Network, follow these steps:

1. Log into the Open Telekom Cloud console ein.

Screenshot zeigt die Einrichtung des Virtual Private Networks.
Ein VPN kann in der Konsole der Open Telekom Cloud mit wenigen Klicks erstellt werden
 

2. Choose the tab "network"
3. In the now appearing menu click on "VPN" on the left.
4. By clicking the button "Create VPN" you will get straight into the console where you can create the VPN. 

Screenshot zeigt wie man VPN in der Konsole erstellen kann.
A VPN can be created in the Open Telekom Cloud console within only a few clicks
 

5. Then, choose a name for the creating VPN.
6. From the appearing list, select the correct VPC that you have created for the VPN.
7. Set a pre-shared key as the password to gain access to the new VPN.
8. Now set the subnet mask that was created with the VPC.
9. Upon request, you can also set individual rules for the protocol at the end. For example, here you can select the encryption algorithm and set how long a key should be valid.

Screenshot zeigt die Konfiguration-Möglichkeiten beim Erstellen eines VPN.
 

Important: Creating VPN settings also for servers apart from the Open Telekom Cloud

Your Virtual Private Network is now set up. In this way, you can easily integrate the Open Telekom Cloud into your corporate network. Important: In addition to the Open Telekom Cloud, if you use other servers whose communication with each other is to be ensured, the same VPN settings must also be set up on the respective servers. It is not enough to create the VPN exclusively in the Open Telekom Cloud!

Do you use both the Open Telekom Cloud and the DSI vCloud? Here you can read how the Open Telekom Cloud and the DSI vCloud can be connected via a VPN.


 

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