Creating As-a-Service

For more information on NIOS-X as a Service, see NIOS-X as a Service.

To create a service, complete the following:

1. Go to Configure > Service Deployment > As-A-Service

2. At the bottom of the Location pane, click Add Service.

3. Configure the following in the General tab:

   • Name: Specify a name for the service.

   • Description: Provide a brief description.

   • Tags: For information about tags, see Managing Tags.

   • Capabilities: Choose one or more protocol services:

     • DHCP - choose the policy from the drop-down and confirm the selection by clicking the checkmark. By default, the Global Policy is selected. For more information, see Configuring Global DHCP Properties. If you want to use a custom policy, you can configure a DHCP Config Profile and choose the custom policy. For more information, see Configuring DHCP Config Profiles.

     • DNS - choose the policy from the drop-down and confirm the selection by clicking the checkmark. By default, the Global Policy is selected. For more information, see Configuring Global DNS Properties. If you want to use a custom policy, you can configure a DNS Config Profile and choose it as a custom policy.

     • Security - The Security capability is only available if DNS capability is added. Choose the policy from the drop-down and confirm the selection by clicking the checkmark. The default global policy is selected by default. If you want to use a custom policy, you can configure a custom Security Policy. For more information, see Creating Security Policies.

NOTE: When you add a Capability to a service, you must click the small blue checkmark to the right of the Capability's drop down box option to save that Capability in the service. If you do not, then when you click the Save button, the service will not retain that Capability.

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Image: Click the blue checkmark to the right of the Capability, to save the Capability to the service.

4. Click the Access tab. Click Add Service Deployment. Configure the following tab:

   • Name: Specify a name for the deployment.

   • Deployment Type: As a Service is selected by default.

   • Configure the following in the Access Locations pane:

     • Type: Choose if the type is a Site or an AWS Cloud VPC.

     • Site: Click Select to add Site. Choose Existing to select an existing site from the drop-down. Alternatively, choose New to create a new Site by specifying the following:

       • Name: Specify the name of the Site.

       • Country: Select the country from the drop-down

       • Postal Code: Specify the Postal Code

       • Contact: Expand the Contact section to enter Contact Name, Email, and Phone details.

     • Credential: Click Add to add the credential. Choose Existing to select an existing credential from the drop-down. Alternatively, choose New to create a new credential by specifying the following:

       • Name: Specify the name of the credential.

       • Description: Provide a brief description.

       • Pre-shared Key: Specify a pre-shared key.

       • Tags: For information about tags, see Managing Tags.

     • WAN IP Addresses: Specify one or more WAN IP addresses. This is a public IP of your Internet facing gateway (Router/Firewall). A maximum of two IP addresses are allowed separated by a comma. The following IP addresses are not allowed: 169.254.0.0/16, 100.64.0.0/10.

     • Custom Network Attributes: Click Manage. Specify the LAN Subnets. This must be a private IP subnet that needs to communicate with NIOS-X as a Service. You can specify multiple subnets separated by comma. Click Add. The following subnets are not allowed: 169.254.0.0/16, 172.31.0.0/16.

     • Tags: For information about tags, see Managing Tags.

     • Click Apply after configuring the access locations. To make changes in the access location after applying, expand the access location tree and hover on the site name and click more option to perform edit/delete of the access location.

   • Specify the following in the Service Location pane:

     • Size: This is the maximum number of Access Locations supported in a service deployment. Choose one of the following sizes:

       • S (Supports 10 locations)

       • M (Supports 20 locations)

     • Location: Choose one of the Available Locations.

     • Service IP: Specify a single private IP address for the service. This is the IP address configured on all the devices in your network. It is recommended to use an IP address which is not being actively used in your network. The following IP addresses are not allowed: 169.254.0.0/16, 172.31.0.0/16.

     • Alternate Access: If you would like to provide an alternate IP address for managed service, toggle Alternate Access and specify the IP address.

     • Tags: For information about tags, see Managing Tags.

   • Click Add to complete a service deployment configuration.

   • Click ⋮ to edit any  parameters of service deployment or delete service deployment.

   • To add multiple service deployment click Add Service Deployment.

   • Click Save to save the newly created service.