# Gateways managed by MediaConnect Gateway
<a name="gateway-components-gateways"></a>



Gateways serve as the logical grouping for instances and bridges in the MediaConnect architecture, facilitating communication between on-premises networks and the AWS Cloud for media workflows.

This section covers the fundamental procedures for working with gateways.

**Topics**
+ [Setting up a MediaConnect Gateway](gateway-create.md)
+ [Removing a MediaConnect Gateway](gateway-cleanup-console.md)