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Creating an IP VPN Dynamic Connections to AWS

Using IP VPN Dynamic Connections in Control Center, you can create a connection from a Lumen IP VPN to Amazon Web Services (AWS Hosted Connection).

To create an IP VPN Dynamic Connections to AWS:

  1. Do one of the following:

    • Click Orders, then click Dynamic Connection. On the page that appears, click Create Connection.

    • Click Shop, then click Shop. On the page that appears, click Get Quote (under Dynamic Connections).
Quote & Order (Account milestone)
  1. From the Customer Account list, select the customer number you want to add Dynamic Connections to.

    Control Center lists the billing accounts for the customer number you selected.
Quote & Order (Account milestone showing account selected)
  1. Select the radio button next to the billing account you want to add Dynamic Connections to, then click Next.
Quote & Order (Quote milestone)
  1. In the Configure section, do the following:

    1. From the Cloud Service Provider list, select AWS HC.

    2. Select the site you want to connect to from the On Ramp list.
  1. In the Billing Type section, click the button for hourly billing or for monthly billing, click the radio button for the bandwidth you want for the connection, then click Next.
Quote & Order (Quote milestone showing terms and conditions)
  1. Read through the terms and conditions. When you're done, click the I have read and agreed to these terms and conditions checkbox (at the bottom of the terms), then click the I Accept button.
  1. In the pop-up that appears, click OK, then click Next (at the bottom of the page).
Quote & Order (Order milestone)
  1. In the Contacts section, do the following to fill in the information for the order contact and technical data gathering contact for your organization.

    1. Type the contact's first name, last name, mobile phone number, office phone number, and email address. (Be sure to use the phone number format shown on the screen.)

    2. In the Notification Preference field, select the preference for how Lumen notifies this contact of progress on your order: email, text, or both.

    3. When you're done, click Save.

    4. In the pop-up that appears, click OK.
  1. Click Next.
Quote & Order (Checkout milestone showing Contacts section)
  1. Click the Technical Configuration section, then fill in the details for the connection:

    1. Click the Dynamic Connections IPVPN section.

    2. Fill in your AWS Account ID, then type a name for the connection.

    3. Use the buttons to select whether this is a primary or backup connection.

    4. Click the Connector section.

    5. Verify the connection information and make any changes you need to make (such as selecting a routing option, etc.)

    6. In the Customer VRF section, select the radio button next to a VRF ID/Network Name pair.

      Control Center fills in the VRF ID and Network Name fields with your selection.

    7. Click Save.
  1. Click Submit Order.
  1. If you selected AWS and want to add resiliency for this connection, do one of the following:

    • For non-critical (production, development, test) resiliency, repeat steps 2–12 using the same VRF and same AWS on-ramp location.

    • For high resiliency, repeat steps 2–12 using the same VRF and a different AWS on-ramp location.

    • For maximum resiliency, repeat steps 2–12 three more times:

      1. Create a second connection using the same VRF and same AWS on-ramp location as the first connection.

      2. Create a third connection using the same VRF and a different AWS on-ramp location.

      3. Create a fourth connection using the same VRF and same AWS on-ramp location you used for the third connection.
         

Learn more about AWS resiliency options