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Creating QuWAN vRouter Composite Application

This section describes how to configure a QuWAN vRouter application using Service Composer.

Ensure that your device meets the following minimum requirements before installing QuWAN vRouter:

Resource

Minimum Requirements

CPU threads

  • 2 dedicated threads for supported CPU pins (greater than or equal to 4 cores and 8 threads)

  • 2 shared threads for unsupported CPU pins (less than 4 cores and 8 threads)

Memory

1 GB

Network ports

2 unoccupied ports
Note:

The following IP subnets are reserved by QuWAN internal resources:

  • 127.0.0.0/8

  • 169.254.0.0/16

  • 198.18.0.0/15

  • 224.0.0.0/8

  1. Log in to QNE with your QNAP ID.
  2. Configure VNF ports.
    1. Open Network Manager.
    2. Go to Advanced Settings > Physical Port Definition.
    3. Enable VNF on two native ports.
    4. Click Apply.

      A confirmation message appears.

    5. Click Yes.
  3. Open Service Composer.
  4. Click and drag QuWAN vRouter onto the canvas.
  5. Double-click QuWAN vRouter Unconfigured.
  6. Click Start.

    The QuWAN vRouter Settings window appears.

  7. Configure the QuWAN_Port 1 settings.
    1. Click .

      The QuWAN_Port 1 settings window appears.

    2. Configure the WAN IP settings.

      Setting

      User Action

      Obtain IP address settings automatically via DHCP

      Select to automatically obtain an IP address.

      If the network supports DHCP, the device automatically obtains the IP address and network settings.

      Static IP

      Select to manually specify an IP address.

      Manually assign a static IP address. You must specify the following information:

      • Fixed IP address

      • Subnet mask

      • Default gateway

      PPPoE

      Select to specify a username and password for Point-to-Point Protocol over Ethernet (PPPoE).

      ISP line rate

      Specify the gross bit rate of the physical layer.

      Description

      Specify a description for the WAN port.
    3. Select a native port.
    4. Enable SR-IOV on the port.
      Note:

      You can enable SR-IOV only if the external network card supports the Single Root I/O Virtualization (SR-IOV) function.

    5. Click Apply.

      QuWAN vRouter updates the QuWAN_Port 1 settings.

  8. Configure the QuWAN_Port 8 settings.
    1. Click .

      The QuWAN_Port 8 settings window appears.

    2. Configure LAN IP settings.

      Setting

      User Action

      Fixed IP address

      Specify a fixed IP address.

      Subnet mask

      Specify the subnet mask used to subdivide your IP address.
  9. Configure the DHCP server settings.
    Important:

    Enable DHCP server is enabled by default.

    This setting cannot be disabled. QuWAN vRouter automatically obtains the IP address using DHCP to complete the configuration.

    Setting

    User Action

    Start IP address

    Specify the starting IP address in a range allocated to DHCP clients.

    End IP address

    Specify the ending IP addresses in a range allocated to DHCP clients.

    Subnet mask

    Specify the subnet mask used to subdivide your IP address.

    Lease time

    Specify the length of time that an IP address is reserved for a DHCP client. The IP address is made available to other clients when the lease expires.

    DNS server

    Specify a DNS server for the DHCP server.

    Description

    Enter a description for the LAN port.
    1. Click Apply.
    2. Click Next.

    Service Composer starts installing the QuWAN vRouter.

  10. Configure the device settings.

    Setting

    User Action

    Region

    Select a region.

    Note:

    Click Add Region to create a new region in the organization.

    Site

    Select a site.

    Note:

    Click Add Site to create a new site in the organization.

    QuWAN device name

    Specify a QuWAN name for the device.

    Device role

    Select from the following:

    • Hub

    • Edge
    Important:

    You cannot change device roles or join a selected region if the regional hub has more than thirty VPN tunnel connections.

  11. Click Next.

    Service Composer configures the device settings.

  12. Click Finish.
  13. Click Apply.

Service Composer saves the QuWAN vRouter settings.