#Create a New CAP Gateway

To create a new CAP Gateway, follow the steps below:

1. Go to the Settings > CAP Gateways page.

2. Click Create.

3. In the Create a CAP Gateway panel, complete the following settings:

   

   • Gateway information – Enter a name and description for the scope you are creating. The description is optional.

   • Platform – Select a platform.

   • Operating system – Currently, only Linux operating system is supported.

   • Options – Configure whether to allow automatic gateway updates and automatic upload of product logs to AvePoint Online Services.

     • Update automatically when a new version is available – Select this option to allow the CAP gateway to automatically update itself when a new version is released.

     • Allow automatic upload of product logs to AvePoint Online Services to enhance troubleshooting by AvePoint – Select this option to automatically send product logs to AvePoint Online Services, which helps troubleshoot issues more effectively.

   • Cache storage – Select a cache storage profile. For details on how to configure cache storage profiles, refer to Manage Cache Storage.

   • Application (Client ID) – Enter the application (client) ID. To get the application (client) ID, go to AvePoint Online Services to register an app. For details on how to register an app, refer to Register an App.

   • Certificate – Click Add new certificate to add the private certificate which matches the public certificate you uploaded when registering app in the previous step. For details on how to prepare certificates, refer to Prepare a Certificate for the Custom Azure App.

   • Complete the following steps below to add the private certificate:

     1. In the Add new certificate panel, click Browse to upload a certificate file (.pfx file).

     2. Enter the certificate password.

     3. Click Add.

   • How would you like to install the gateway? – Select an installation method.

     *Note: This field is only available when configuring a gateway for Azure VM or Azure Storage services.

     • Auto install –The gateway will be automatically installed to your environment after being created. In the How many CAP Gateways would you like to create? field, enter the desired number of gateways and click Next. For the following configuration steps, refer to Auto Installation Configurations.

     • Manually install – You need to install this created gateway to your environment manually. For detailed steps, refer to Install a CAP Gateway.

4. Click Save to save this gateway.

#Auto Installation Configurations

Follow the steps below to complete configurations for auto installation:

1. In the How many CAP Gateways would you like to create? field, enter a number to configure the number of gateways you want to create. Click Next.

2. *Note: You can create up to 10 gateways. The gateways will be named based on the name you defined, with a unique suffix appended.

3. In the Subscription step, complete the following settings:

   • Destination tenant – Select a destination tenant.

   • Destination subscription – Select a destination subscription.

   • Destination region – Select a destination region.

   • Host virtual machine – Enter a host virtual machine name. If multiple gateways are created, each corresponding VM will be automatically named using this base name with a unique suffix appended.

   • Cache storage – Enter a cache storage profile name. If multiple gateways are created, each corresponding storage profile will be automatically named using the base name you provided, with a unique suffix appended to it.

4. Click Next to continue.

5. In the Network step, complete the following settings:

   • Destination resource group – Create a new resource group or select an existing one.

     • Create a new one – Enter the resource group name to create a new group.

     • Select an existing one – Select a resource group from drop-down list.

   • Virtual network – Select a virtual network from drop-down list.

   • Virtual subnet – Select a virtual subnet from drop-down list.

   • Network interface name – Enter a network interface name.

   • Public IP address – Enter a public IP address.

   • Network security group – Select a network security group from drop-down list.

6. Click Next to continue.

7. Review the restore settings in the Overview step. Click Save to save this CAP Gateway.