Enable the SSL-VPN feature

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If SSL-VPN is not enabled on your VPN Gateway instance, you can enable it on the existing instance without creating a new one.

Background information

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Description

Limitations

  • You must settle or cancel any unpaid orders for the VPN Gateway instance before changing its configuration.

  • If your VPN Gateway instance was created before January 20, 2018 and has not been upgraded, you must upgrade it to enable the SSL-VPN feature. For more information, see Upgrade a VPN gateway.

    If your VPN Gateway instance was created before January 20, 2018 and has already been upgraded, you can enable the SSL-VPN feature directly.

  • If your VPN Gateway instance was created on or after January 20, 2018, you can enable the SSL-VPN feature directly.

Effective time

Changes take effect immediately but may require several minutes to propagate across the network.

Billing impact

After you change the configuration, you must pay the price difference for the remainder of the current billing cycle. The actual price is displayed on the console. For more information, see SSL-VPN billing.

Procedure

  1. Log on to the VPN Gateway console.

  2. In the top navigation bar, select the region where the VPN gateway instance resides.

  3. On the VPN Gateway page, find your VPN Gateway instance. In the Feature Configuration column, click Enable next to SSL Disabled.

  4. On the configuration page, select Enable for SSL-VPN, select the number of SSL-VPN connections, review and select the terms of service, click Buy Now and complete the payment.

Related documents

To disable the SSL-VPN feature for a VPN Gateway instance, see Downgrade.