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Connect GOST VPN

  1. Check that a ViPNet network is configured at the external site.
  2. Order the service.
  3. Configure an encrypted channel.

1. Check the ViPNet network at the external site

Make sure that the site you want to connect to the infrastructure in Selectel has a ViPNet network set up using suitable hardware. To select and purchase equipment and create a ViPNet network, you can engage one of the official partners of the ViPNet manufacturer.

2. Order the service

  1. In the control panel, in the top menu, click Products and select GOST VPN.

  2. Click Select GOST VPN.

  3. If the ViPNet Coordinator model you need is not in the list, submit a ticket. In the ticket, specify:

    • ViPNet network number — it can be found in the ViPNet Network Management Center software;
    • task description — what you need the encrypted channel for, for example, for connecting external clients to a service in Selectel;
    • planned number of inter-network connections;
    • whether you need to organize a high-availability cluster consisting of two ViPNet Coordinator devices.

  4. If the required ViPNet Coordinator HW model is in the list, click Order.

  5. Enter the ViPNet network number at the external site; the network number can be found in the ViPNet Network Control Center software in the Network Information section.

  6. Describe the task, for example: connect external clients to a service in Selectel.

  7. Specify the number of inter-network connections.

  8. If you want to connect a cluster of two ViPNet Coordinator HW devices, select the High Availability Cluster checkbox. A cluster increases the fault tolerance of the service. If you do not connect a high availability cluster, Selectel will not compensate for service downtime according to the Terms of Use for the GOST VPN Service.

  9. Click Order. We will create a ticket and clarify the details for further work on setting up the connection.

3. Configure the encrypted channel

  1. Wait for a notification in the ticket stating that we are ready to receive data for creating the encrypted channel.
  2. Create an internetwork information file and an internetwork master key; to do this, use the Initiating Internetwork Interaction instructions in the ViPNet Administrator 4 guide.
  3. Save the created data to a removable storage device.
  4. Deliver the removable media with data to the Selectel office in person or via the Special Communications Service. When delivering via the Special Communications Service, no special conditions are required. Selectel office addresses can be found on selectel.ru in the Contacts section.
  5. We will import the data from the media on our side and generate a file containing the return inter-network information. We will provide the file with the return inter-network information using the method you selected: in the service order ticket or on your media.
  6. Import the received internetwork information file; to do this, use the Receiving Response Internetwork Information instructions in the ViPNet Administrator 4 guide.
  7. In the service order ticket, specify the networks from which requests to the ViPNet network will originate from your side. We will configure routing to these networks and allow traffic in the rules on the ViPNet Coordinator HW on our side.