Creating An Azure Virtual WAN

Introduction

Azure Virtual WAN is a managed networking service that integrates networking, connectivity, security, monitoring, and routing features. Azure Virtual WAN is supported ExpressRoute, Point-to-Site VPN, Site-to-Site VPN, and VNet-to-VNet. In this article, we are going to learn how to configure Azure Virtual WAN.

Step 1

In the Azure portal, type Virtual WAN into the search box and select Virtual WANs.

Step 2

On the Virtual WAN page, select + Create.

Step 3

On the Create WAN page, on the Basics tab, fill in the following fields,

Select the Subscription.
Select the Resource group.
Select the Resource group location.
Enter the Name for the Virtual WAN
Type (Virtual WAN SKU): Standard

Virtual WAN type	Available Configurations
Basic	Site-to-site VPN only
Standard	ExpressRoute User VPN (P2S) VPN (site-to-site) VNet-to-VNet

When you have finished filling out the fields, select Review +Create.

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Step 4

After creating the Virtual WAN, Select the Hubs under Connectivity, and click + New Hub.

Step 5

On the Create virtual hub page Basics tab, complete the following fields, and Select Next: Site-to-site.

Select the Virtual WAN Region.
Name of the Virtual Hub.
Assign the Hub private address space.

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Step 6

On the Site-to-site tab, complete the following fields,

Do you want to create a Site to site (VPN gateway)?: Yes
The AS Number field cannot be edited.
Gateway scale units: 1 scale unit = 500 Mbps
Routing preference: Microsoft network

If you have to configure Point-to-Point and ExpressRoute, you can choose; Yes, I'm choosing Site-to-Site Connection only in this demo.

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Step 7

Now we can verify that our Hub is created.

Creating an Azure Virtual WAN

Summary

In this article, we have learned how to create the Azure Virtual WAN; in our next article, we will learn how to connect VPN connections to the Virtual WAN.