Networking Quick Start - Enterprise Users
This topic provides basic workflows for you to get set up and create common configurations.
Get your account set up
Before you can create anything with Megaport ONE, you need to create an account and set up some administrative details. These are the essential steps.
Provision services
To set up network services with Megaport ONE, you need either a Port, an MCR, or an MVE.
Port – Connects your equipment to Megaport ONE through 1 G or 10 G fiber interfaces (100 G is available in some locations). With a configured Port, you can establish connections to other Ports, CSPs, or IXs.
MCR – A Layer 3 capable virtual router hosted by Megaport in cloud hotspot locations worldwide. An MCR does not require a Port, but you can connect to one as needed.
MVE – An on-demand Network Function Virtualization (NFV) service that supports branch-to-cloud connectivity on SD-WAN platforms. An MVE works as a gateway to connect enterprise SD-WAN enabled sites to the Megaport ecosystem, providing cloud-neutral, direct, and secure access to its extensive platform of cloud providers and other services. An MVE does not require a Port, but you can connect to one as needed.
Through the Portal, you can set up your complete end-to-end configuration and add those services to your order, and then proceed through the ordering process.
Port to Port connection
- Identify locations
- Create a Port
- Create a second Port
- Create a VXC to connect the Ports
Port to Cloud Service Provider connection
- Identify locations
- Create a Port
- Identify CSP
- Create a VXC between the Port and the CSP - see the instructions for your CSP in the Cloud Connectivity for Ports navigation
- Some CSPs require additional configuration (BGP, for example)
Port to IX connection
MCR to CSP connection
- Identify locations
- Create an MCR
- Create a VXC between the MCR and the CSP - see the instructions for your CSP in the Cloud Connectivity for MCR navigation
- Some CSPs require additional configuration
MVE to CSP connection
- Identify locations
- Create an MVE
- Create a VXC between the MVE and the CSP - see the instructions for your CSP in the Cloud Connectivity for MVE navigation
