Connect Direct Connect — physical port
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Select telecom operator at the Selectel data center.
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Coordinate with the operator to connect to its equipment in the Selectel infrastructure.
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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.
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In control panel from the top menu, press Products and select Direct Connect.
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Open the tab Physical port.
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Click Order services.
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Select region and pool in which you need to organize the connection.
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VLAN ID — Leave the field blank.
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Select the bandwidth of the connection — 1 or 10 Gbps. The bandwidth determines the type of equipment which is used to organize connectivity.
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Optional: If you want to reserve the connection, check the checkbox. MC-LAG redundant connection.
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Enter the name of the service provider.
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Optional: enter any additional information about the connection. For example, the desired crossing type (copper or optical), connector type, operator coordinates for the connection — server room and rack number.
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Click Order. We will create and send a ticket, in it we will specify details for further organization of connection.
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When the connection is negotiated, 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 the control panel: from the top menu, press Products → Dedicated servers → Network → tab VLAN. We will provide this VLAN number on the service order ticket.
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Configure the connection to the operator's channel depending on the purpose of using the service:
- set up a connection to the operator's channel in order to connect the internet from an operator;
- set up a connection to the operator's channel in order to set up communication with external infrastructure.