Create an IP-WAN Network

Set up a new regional or global Internet Protocol Wide Area Network (IP-WAN) by using the Equinix Fabric portal.

Create an IP-WAN

  1. Sign into the Equinix Customer Portal and navigate to Fabric.

  2. If your Fabric account has been transitioned to Equinix Identity and Access Management (IAM) platform, use the Context Switcher drop-down list to access your project and its assets.

    For more information, see Identity and Access Management.

  3. From the Connections menu, select Create Network.

  4. On the Create a Multipoint Network page, review the information and click Next.

  5. Depending on where your Fabric Cloud Routers are located, click Regional Network or Global Network.

    • To connect assets that reside only within one particular region (AMER, EMEA, APAC), select Regional Network.

    • To connect Fabric Cloud Routers in different regions, select Global Network.

  6. To create a Regional Network:

    1. Select the region in which you want to create your IP-WAN network.

    2. Select the Fabric Cloud Routers assets type.

    3. Enter a name for your new network.

    4. Click Next.

  7. To create a Global Network:

    1. Select the Fabric Cloud Routers option to create an IP-WAN network.

    2. Enter a name for your new network.

    3. Click Next.

  8. Review your order and enter the email addresses of anyone who should receive notifications about this order. Your email address is automatically added by default.

  9. Click Submit Order.

  10. In the order confirmation screen:

    • Click Connect Assets to this Network to add connections. For more information, see the steps to Connect to an IP-WAN Network.

    • Click View this Network in your Inventory to see details about the network.

    • Copy the Network UUID that is associated with this new network.

Once you’ve created an IP-WAN network, you can then add connections to it. See Connect to an IP-WAN Network for instructions.