Switching the Site-to-site connection type

You can easily switch form a Site-to-site Open VPN connection to a Multi-site IPsec VPN connection, and from a Multi-site IPsec VPN connection to a Site-to-site Open VPN connection.

When you switch the connectivity type, the active VPN connections are deleted, but the cloud servers and network configurations are preserved. However, you will still need to reassign the IP addresses of the cloud networks and servers.

The following table compares the basic characteristics of the Site-to-site Open VPN connection and the Multi-site IPsec VPN connection.

	Site-to-site Open VPN	Multi-site IPsec VPN
Local site support	Single	Single, Multiple
VPN Gateway mode	L2 Open VPN	L3 IPsec VPN
Network segments	Extends the local network to the cloud network	Local networks and cloud network segments should not overlap
Supports Point-to-Site access to local site	Yes	No
Supports Point-to-Site access to cloud site	Yes	Yes
Requires a public IP offering item	No	Yes

To switch form a Site-to-site Open VPN connection to a Multi-site IPsec VPN connection

1. In the service console, go to Disaster Recovery -> Connectivity.

2. Click Show properties.

3. Click Switch to multi-site IPsec VPN.

4. Click Reconfigure.

5. Reassign the IP addresses of the cloud network and cloud servers.

6. Configure the Multi-site IPsec connection settings.

 

To switch form a Multi-site IPsec VPN connection to a Site-to-site Open VPN connection

1. In the service console, go to Disaster Recovery -> Connectivity.

2. Click Show properties.

3. Click Switch to site-to-site Open VPN.

4. Click Reconfigure.

5. Reassign the IP addresses of the cloud network and cloud servers.

6. Configure the Site-to-site connection settings.