Connecting the Edge Gateway to a Remote Device (BGP over LAN)

For LAN-side connectivity, you can connect the Edge Gateway to an external device, such as a LAN BGP router.

To connect the Edge Gateway to the LAN BGP router, follow these steps.

  1. In CoPilot, navigate to Networking > Connectivity > External Connections (S2C) tab.

  2. From + External Connection To dropdown menu, select External Device, then provide the following information.

    Field Description

    Name

    Name to identify the connection to the LAN router.

    Connect Local Gateway To

    Select External Device radio button, then from the dropdown menu, select BGP over LAN.

    Local Gateway

    The Edge Gateway that you want to connect to the LAN router.

    Local ASN

    The Local AS number that the Edge Gateway will use to exchange routes with the LAN router.

    This is automatically populated if the Edge Gateway is assigned an ASN already.

    Remote ASN

    The BGP AS number that is configured on the LAN router.

  3. Click + Connection and provide the following information.

    Field Description

    Remote LAN IP

    The IP address for the LAN router.

    Local LAN IP

    The Edge Gateway’s WAN interface primary IP address.

  4. Click Save.