Routers

The Routers dashboard is located under the Manage Network -> Routers page, and provides an overview of the routers setup on your account, as well as the associated ports and configuration.

The routers on your account communicate your traffic between your instances, and from your instances to the outside network, depending on your security group configuration and what networks are attached to which routers. All accounts must have at least one router to allow for a functioning network, while advanced configurations may have multiple routers.

Routers dashboard

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The Routers dashboard page lists the routers on your account, their status, what external network they are connected two, and has buttons to


 * CREATE ROUTER &mdash; Creates a new router.
 * DELETE ROUTERS &mdash; Deletes the selected router.
 * CLEAR GATEWAY &mdash; Disassociates the router from an external network. This is normally used in preparation to delete a router.

If you click on the Name of the router, the Router Details page opens.

Router Details

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The Router Details page shows you details on the selected routers, including the Name, ID, Status, and External Gateway Information. There is also a list of interfaces which the router has configured allowing it to function for those networks.


 * ADD INTERFACE &mdash; allows you to configure a new interface.
 * DELETE INTERFACES &mdash; removes the selected connection.

Clicking on the Name of the interface shows you the details specific to that interface.

Add Interface

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The Add Interface dialog assists in setting up a new interface. The following table describes the required fields:

Port Detail

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The Port Detail page provides additional details for the selected port on the Router Details page. The details include the UUID for the port ID, the Network ID, the Project ID, the Subnet IDs and the device ID. Other details include the IP addresses, Mac Address, other network-specific details.