Follow the steps below to set up a VPN connection on the AWS platform:

  1. Log in to the AWS console.
  2. Click VPC.
  3. Click Virtual Private Gateways.
  4. Click Create Virtual Private Gateway.
  5. Enter a Name tag.
  6. Click the Yes, Create button.
  7. Select the Virtual Private Gateway that was just created and click the Attach to VPC button.
  8. Select the relevant Virtual Private Cloud (VPC) from the list.
  9. Click Yes, Attach.
  10. Click Customer Gateways in the menu.
  11. Click the Create Customer Gateway button.
  12. Enter a recognizable Name tag for the LoadMaster.
  13. Enter the IP address of the LoadMaster.
  14. Click the Yes, Create button.
  15. Click VPN Connections in the menu.
  16. Click Create VPN Connection.
  17. Enter a recognizable Name tag for the VPN connection.
  18. In the Virtual Private Gateway drop-down list, select the Virtual Private Gateway which was created earlier.
  19. Select Static in the Routing Options section.
  20. Enter the LoadMaster-side network IP address followed by the CIDR in the Static IP Prefixes field.
  21. Click the Yes, Create button.
  22. Wait for the VPN status to become available.
  23. Click Download Configuration.
  24. Select Generic as the Vendor.
  25. Select Generic as the Platform.
  26. Select Vendor Agnostic as the Software.
  27. Click the Yes, Download button.
  28. Save the text file.

The text file contains the Pre-Shared Key which will be needed when configuring the LoadMaster side.