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Connect Direct Connect — physical port
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Connect Direct Connect — physical port

  1. Select telecom operator in the Selectel data center.

  2. Coordinate with the operator to connect to its equipment in the Selectel infrastructure.

  3. Optional: check with the operator:

    • coordinates of the equipment in the Selectel data center;
    • if you plan to use the service to connect the Internet from the operator — the address of the public subnet that will be added to the VLAN by the operator.

  4. In Control Panel, go to Network Services → Direct Connect.

  5. Open the Physical Port tab.

  6. Click Service Order.

  7. Select the region and pool in which to organize the connection.

  8. VLAN ID — Leave the field blank.

  9. Select the bandwidth of the connection — 1 or 10 Gbps. The bandwidth determines the type of hardware that is used to organize the connectivity.

  10. Optional: If a redundant connection is required, check the Reserved MC-LAG connection checkbox.

  11. Enter the name of the service provider.

  12. Optional: enter any additional information about the connection, such as operator coordinates for the connection — server room and rack number, connector type.

  13. Click Order. We will create and send a ticket, in it we will specify details for further organization of connection.

  14. When the connection is agreed upon, a port will be allocated on the Selectel switch for the cross connect from the selected carrier. The VLAN with this port will appear in Control Panel under Servers and colocation → Network → VLAN tab. We will provide this VLAN number in the service order ticket.

  15. Configure the connection to the operator's channel depending on the purpose of using the service: