# Create a Direct Connect gateway attachment for an AWS Cloud WAN core network
Create a Direct Connect gateway attachment

You can add a Direct Connect gateway attachment using either the Network Manager console or using the AWS CLI. The Direct Connect gateway must first be created using the Direct Connect console before it can be added as an attachment in Cloud WAN. For more information about Direct Connect gateway attachments and Cloud WAN, see [Direct Connect gateway attachments](cloudwan-dxattach-about.md).

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## Create a Direct Connect gateway attachment using the console
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## Create a Direct Connect gateway attachment using the command line or API
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## Create a Direct Connect gateway attachment using the console


The following steps create a Direct Connect gateway attachment for a core network using the console. 

**To create a Direct Connect gateway attachment using the console**

1. Access the Network Manager console at [https://console.aws.amazon.com/networkmanager/home/](https://console.aws.amazon.com/networkmanager/home).

1. Under **Connectivity**, choose **Global Networks**.

1. On the **Global networks** page, choose the global network link for the core network you want to add an attachment to.

1. In the navigation pane under he name of the global network, choose **Attachments**.

1. Choose **Create attachment**.

1. Enter a **Name** identifying the attachment.

1. From the **Attachment type** drop-down list choose **Direct Connect gateway**.

1. For the **Edge locations**, choose one of the following:
   + **All** — Choose this option if you want to associate all edge locations in your core network with the Direct Connect gateway. When choosing this option, any new edge locations deployed in a core network policy version are automatically added to the Direct Connect gateway attachment and updated with the Direct Connect gateway. This does not automatically update any edge locations you might remove from the core network policy.
   + **Specific** — Choose this option if you want to associate only a subset of edge locations from your core network policy with the Direct Connect gateway. When choosing this option, you must manually add new or remove edge locations to the Direct Connect gateway attachment after deploying a core network policy version. A Direct Connect attachment will be attached to the core network edge according to the core network policy edge locations but will associated to the segment based on the segment edge locations..

1. In the** Direct Connect gateway attachment **section, choose the Direct Connect gateway to use for connecting Direct Connect to the Cloud WAN core network.
**Note**  
A Direct Connect gateway can be used for only one core network, and can't be used for any other Direct Connect gateway type.

1. (Optional) For **Routing policy label**, provide a label that will be used to map this policy to attachments. The policy will automatically be applied to any attachment tagged with the same label.

1. Choose **Create attachment**.

## Create a Direct Connect gateway attachment using the command line or API


Use the command line or API to create a Direct Connect gateway attachment. 

**To create a Direct Connect gateway attachment using the command line or API**
+ Use `create-direct-connect-gateway-attachment`. See [create-direct-connect-gateway-attachment](https://awscli.amazonaws.com/v2/documentation/api/latest/reference/networkmanager/create-direct-connect-gateway-attachment.html).