7.11. Creating a Router

⁠7.11. Creating a Router

The steps in this procedure are for OpenStack Networking only.

Important

Compute Networking allows simple networking functionality and does not allow you to create a router.

This section details the step to create a router using the Dashboard, which connects an internal network to an external one. You must first have:

Procedure 7.11. Creating a Router Using the Dashboard

Log in to the Dashboard.
In the Project tab, click on Routers under the Manage Network menu.
Click on the Create Router button. The Create Router window is displayed:
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Figure 7.14. Create Router

The new router is now displayed in the router list.
Click the new router's Set Gateway button.
Specify the network to which the router will connect in the External Network field, and click the Set Gateway button.
To connect a private network to the newly created router:
1. Click on the router name in the router list:
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  Figure 7.15. Select the router
2. Click the Add Interface button. The Add Interface window is displayed:
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  Figure 7.16. Add Interface
3. Specify the new subnet to which the router should be attached in the Subnet field, and click Add Interface.

You have successfully created the router; you can view the new topology by clicking on Network Topology in the Manage Network menu.

Figure 7.17. Network Topology

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