# VPN Setup with Azure

1\.      Login to the Monogoto portal and go to ***Network.***

2\.      Edit your **vpneu.mono** network (EU zone) or **"vpnus.mono"** network (US zone).

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3\.      Go to **Routes** and copy Gateway IP.

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4\.      Login to your Azure account and create a new **Virtual Network Gateway**.

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5\.       In the window that opens, please do the following changes: 

* Name the **Virtual Network Gateway** as you see fit.
* Choose the **Region** your **Virtual Network** resides in.
* Select **VPN, Route-based, VpnGw1, Generation1** and select your **Virtual Network**.
* Allocate a subnet address range for your **Virtual Network Gateway** on your **Virtual Network**.

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6\.      For **Public IP address**, select **reate new**”and give it an appropriate name.

Leave other options as default and click **Next** if you wish to tag your **Virtual Network Gateway** or **Review + create** to skip tagging. Note that **Virtual Network Gateway** can take a while to deploy.

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7\.      Create a new **Local network gateway.**

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8\.      Choose the appropriate **Resource group** & **Region**, name the **Local network gateway** to your liking, and for **IP address** enter the **Monogoto Gateway IP** we copied earlier.

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9\.      In a new tab, go to the **Monogoto Network** we used earlier, and copy the CIDR range under **Ip Address / Mask** in **Address Pools.**

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10\.      Go back to the **Create local network gateway** tab and paste the **CIDR range** we copied in the **Address space** field, then click **Review + Create** and finally **reate**”

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11\.      Next, go to the **Virtual network gateway** we created earlier and copy the **Public IP address.**

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12\.      Go back to the **Monogoto Network** page, and under **VPN** click **Add new.**

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13\.      Name the VPN connection as you’d like. 

* Paste the **Virtual network gateway**’s public IP address we copied earlier in the **Destination IP Address** field.
* In **Destination Network**, paste the **Azure Virtual Network** address range you would like to be able to access the VPN.

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14\.      Click **Save & Close** and then **Apply Settings**”

15\.      Once the VPN is created, click the **download configuration** button and copy the **Pre-Shared Key** from the downloaded file.

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16\.      On Azure, go to the **Virtual Network Gateway** we created earlier and click on **Connections**, then click **Add.**

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17\.      Name your connection as you’d like. 

* Under **Connection type** select **Site-to-site (IPsec)**.
* Click **Local network gateway** and select the Local network gateway we created earlier.
* Paste the **Pre-Shared Key** you copied from the downloaded configuration file.

**Important!** If you’re planning to use **Policy-Based VPN**, select **IKEv1**, otherwise select **IKEv2**. Leave all other options as default and click **OK**

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18\.      (**OPTIONAL**) If you prefer to use policy-based connections, click **configuration** in the connection we just created, change **IPsec / IKE policy** to **Custom** and make sure the settings are identical to the following screenshot:

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19\.       Create/change any firewall rules you need to allow traffic between your Virtual Network and the Monogoto Address Pool.

20\.      That’s it, your VPN connection should be up and connected.


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