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How to install and deploy QuWAN vRouter on VMware ESXi?

Last modified date: 2022-11-03

QuWAN vRouter Information

About QuWAN vRouter

QuWAN vRouter is a cloud-delivered SD-WAN solution that can be deployed on third-party Virtual Machine (VM) platforms.

QuWAN vRouter enables seamless interconnection between QNAP's SD-WAN solution and hypervisors. It provides easy configuration, provisioning, and troubleshooting of wide area network (WAN) using simplified deployment techniques.

QuWAN vRouter Requirements

  • A network device with at least two Ethernet ports for the WAN and LAN connection.

  • QuWAN vRouter requires at least 1 GB of memory and a single-core processor to run. QNAP recommends allocating sufficient memory to ensure system stability and performance.

  • QNAP recommends running QuWAN vRouter on Intel Xeon processors or later.

  • Supported hypervisors:

    • VMware ESXi v7.0 or later

    • Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver) or later

  • A stable internet connection to verify licenses.

Important:

Make sure that you allow access to the following service ports on the device placed in front of the QuWAN vRouter:

  • TCP ports: 443, 8883

  • UDP ports: 500, 4500, 5533

Purchasing QuWAN vRouter

Purchasing a QuWAN vRouter License

To use QuWAN vRouter, you must purchase and activate a QuWAN vRouter license from the QNAP Software Store.

QuWAN vRouter license is a subscription-based license. QNAP Software Store provides various subscription plans. You can choose a subscription period and data transfer rate plan according to your needs.

Before buying a license, ensure that you are signed in to myQNAPcloud.

  1. Go to https://software.qnap.com.
  2. Sign in with your QNAP ID.
    Note:

    If you do not have a QNAP account, you must first sign up for an account.

  3. In the search box, enter QuWAN vRouter Edition.

    QuWAN vRouter Edition appears in the search results.

  4. Select QuWAN vRouter Edition.
  5. Select a subscription plan.
  6. Specify the number of licenses.
  7. Click ADD TO CART.
  8. Click .
  9. Verify the content in your shopping cart.
  10. Click GO TO CHECKOUT.
  11. Specify your payment information.
  12. Select a payment method.

    Payment Method

    User Action

    Credit card

    1. Specify your card information.

    2. Specify the billing address.

    3. Verify the items and the price on the order.

    4. Agree to QNAP terms and conditions.

    5. Click Place Order.

    PayPal

    1. Verify the items and the price on the order.

    2. Specify the billing address.

    3. Agree to QNAP terms and conditions.

    4. Click Pay with PayPal

      PayPal authentication window appears.

    5. Specify your PayPal login credentials.

    6. Click Next.

    7. Follow PayPal instructions to complete the payment.

    Google Pay

    1. Verify the items and the price on the order.

    2. Specify the billing address.

    3. Agree to QNAP terms and conditions.

    4. Click Buy with Google Pay.

      Google Pay authentication window appears.

    5. Follow Google Pay instructions to complete the payment.

    After the payment, you can view order details in My Orders and manage your subscriptions in My Subscriptions.

  13. Transfer the QuWAN vRouter license subscription from your personal QNAP ID to your QuWAN organization.
    1. Click Activate License.

      The QNAP License Manager page opens.

    2. Log in with your QNAP ID.

      QNAP License Manager displays the list of purchased licenses.

    3. Identify the QuWAN vRouter license subscription.
    4. Under Advanced Options, click .

      The Transfer License window appears.

    5. Click Next.
    6. Select your QuWAN organization.
      Important:

      Once you transfer the license to an organization, you cannot transfer it back to your QNAP ID or a different organization.

      Tip:

      To create a new organization, go to http://www.account.qnap.com, click Organization and then click Create Organization.

    7. Click Transfer.

      QNAP License Manager transfers the license to your QuWAN organization.

    8. Click OK.

      The Transfer License window closes.

    Tip:

    To upgrade a subscription, go to [Account_Name] > My Orders > Upgrade Plans.

    To check the status of purchased licenses on QuWAN Orchestrator, go to http://www.quwan.qnap.com and then click License Subscriptions.

Creating a QuWAN Device

Creating a QuWAN Device on QuWAN Orchestrator

After purchasing a QuWAN vRouter license, you must create a QuWAN device and then create a join key.

Note:

QuWAN Orchestrator administrators are required to provide a valid join key while configuring QuWAN vRouter.

  1. Go to https://quwan.qnap.com.
  2. Log in to QuWAN Orchestrator.

    The Overview page appears.

  3. Go to QuWAN Device.
  4. Click Create New QuWAN Device.

    The Create New QuWAN Device window appears.

  5. Specify the following information.

    Setting

    User Action

    Region

    Select a region from the drop-down list.

    Tip:

    To add a new region, go to QuWAN Topology > Topology Settings and then click Add Region.

    Site

    Select a site from the drop-down list.

    Note:

    To add a new site, go to https://account.qnap.com.

    Go to Organization > Site and then click Create Site.

    QuWAN device name

    Specify a name for your QuWAN device.

    Device model

    Select QuWAN vRouter Edition if you are installing QuWAN on a third-party hypervisor.

    License

    Select a license type from the list of purchased licenses.

    Note:

    The selected license is linked to the QuWAN device.
  6. Click Create.

    QuWAN Orchestrator creates the QuWAN device and the QuWAN Device Settings page appears.

  7. Specify the contact information.

    Setting

    User Action

    Contact person

    Specify the name of the device administrator.

    Email

    Specify the email of the device administrator.

    Phone

    Specify the phone number of the device administrator.
  8. Configure the network settings.
    1. Configure port 1 settings.
    2. Click .

      The Port 1 Configuration window opens.

    3. Configure the WAN IP settings.

      Setting

      User Action

      Obtain IP address settings automatically via DHCP

      Select this option to automatically obtain an IP address.

      If the network supports DHCP, the device port automatically obtains the IP address and network settings.

      Static IP address

      Select this option to manually specify an IP address.

      When assigning a static IP address, specify the following information:

      • Fixed IP address

      • Subnet mask

      • Default gateway

      PPPoE

      Select this option to specify a username and password for Point-to-Point Protocol over Ethernet (PPPoE).
    4. Configure the remaining settings.

      Setting

      User Action

      ISP line rate

      Specify the gross bit rate of the physical layer in terms of transmitting and receiving data rate.

      Description

      Enter the WAN port description.
    5. Click Save.

      QuWAN Orchestrator updates the WAN settings.

    6. Configure the port 8 settings.
    7. Click .

      The Port 8 Configuration window opens.

    8. Configure the LAN IP settings.

      Setting

      User Action

      Segment

      Select the LAN segment type from the drop-down list.

      Fixed IP address

      Specify a fixed IP address.

      Subnet Mask

      Specify the subnet mask used to subdivide your IP address.
    9. Optional: Enable DHCP service.
    10. Specify the DHCP service type.
    11. Configure the DHCP settings.

      Setting

      User Action

      Start IP

      Specify the starting IP address in a range allocated to DHCP clients.

      End IP

      Specify the ending IP addresses in a range allocated to DHCP clients.

      Lease time

      Specify the length of time that an IP address is reserved for a DHCP client. The IP address is made available to other clients when the lease expires.

      DNS servers

      Specify a DNS server for the DHCP server.

      Tip:

      Specify up to 3 DNS servers and separate them using commas (,).

      Description

      Enter the LAN port description.
    12. Click Save.
    13. Optional: Select a DNS server.
    14. Specify the Network Time Protocol (NTP) server.
      Note:

      The default NTP server is pool.ntp.org.

    15. Enable Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP).
  9. Click Apply.

QuWAN Orchestrator updates the device information.

Sending a Join Key to the QuWAN Device Administrator

After creating a QuWAN device, you must send the join key to the device administrator.

  1. Go to https://quwan.qnap.com.
  2. Log in to QuWAN Orchestrator.

    The Overview page appears.

  3. Go to QuWAN Device.
  4. Select the region and QuWAN device.
  5. Select QuWAN Device Settings.
  6. Click Send Join Key.

    A confirmation message appears.

  7. Verify if you have received the join key email.
    Note:

    For details on downloading the QuWAN vRouter image, see the Deployment section of the tutorial.

QuWAN vRouter Deployment

To deploy QuWAN vRouter, you must create a virtual machine using the QuWAN vRouter image file. QuWAN vRouter is currently supported on the VMware ESXi version 7.0 platform.

After you deploy the virtual machine, configure the VM settings and assign network adapters to the virtual SD-WAN image.

Deploying QuWAN vRouter on VMware ESXi

After sending the join key to the QuWAN device administrator and downloading the image, you must deploy QuWAN vRouter on the VM platform.

Important:

QuWAN vRouter is only supported on VMware ESXi version 7.0 and later.

  1. Download the QuWAN vRouter image.
    1. Go to https://www.qnap.com/en-us/download.
    2. Select QuWAN vRouter Edition as the product type and model.
    3. Under Download Link, click .

      The device downloads the VM image.

    4. Unzip the downloaded file.
  2. Log in to VMware ESXi.
  3. Create the virtual machine.
    1. On the left panel, go to Virtual Machines.
    2. Click Create/Register VM.

      The New Virtual Machine window opens.

  4. Select the creation type.
    1. Select Deploy a virtual machine from an OVF or OVA file.
    2. Click Next.
  5. Select the VM files.
    1. Enter a name for the VM.
    2. Click Click to select files or drag/drop.

      A file explorer window opens.

    3. Locate the unzipped folder.
    4. Select all the files within the folder.
    5. Click Open.

      The file explorer window closes.

  6. Configure the VM storage.
    1. Use the default option.
    2. Click Next.
  7. Configure the deployment options.
    1. For Network Mappings select VM network.
    2. Deselect Power on automatically.
    3. Click Next.
    Note:

    Adjust these settings based on your specific needs.

  8. Review the settings.
  9. Click Finish.

    VMware ESXi creates the VM.

  10. Configure the virtual switch (vSwitch) settings.
    Important:

    Ensure to power off the virtual machine before configuring the virtual switch settings.

    1. Go to Networking > Virtual switches.
    2. Click Add standard virtual switch.

      The Add standard virtual switch - New switch window appears.

    3. Configure the virtual switch settings.
      Important:

      QuWAN vRouter requires three vSwitches to operate. One vSwitch is linked to the WAN connection, another vSwitch is linked to the LAN connection, and the remaining six vSwitches are reserved for internal VM usage.

      Setting

      User Action

      vSwitch name

      Specify a name for the virtual switch.

      Tip:

      The default vSwitch name is New switch. QNAP recommends changing the name to vSwitch0.

      MTU

      Specify the Maximum Transmission Unit (MTU) size.

      Uplink 1

      Select a physical uplink to connect to the virtual switch.
    4. Click Add.

    VMware ESXi adds the vSwitch.

  11. Configure port group settings.
    Important:

    You must create three port groups and connect each port group to the created vSwitches.

    • QuWAN vRouter requires eight virtual ports. Create a WAN port group and connect it to the default vSwitch that is connected to the network.

    • Create a LAN port group and connect it to a second vSwitch.

    • Create a third port group to connect the remaining vSwitches.

    1. Go to Networking > Port groups.
    2. Click Add port group.

      The Add port group - New port group window appears.

    3. Configure the port group settings.

      Setting

      User Action

      Name

      Specify a custom port group name for the QuWAN vRouter port group.

      Tip:

      The default port group name is New port group. QNAP recommends using the following port group name format: QuWAN_[interface]_[port number]. Using this format, you can create the following port group names: QuWAN_WAN_1 and QuWAN_LAN_8.

      VLAN ID

      Specify the VLAN ID to configure the VLAN tagging in the port group.

      Virtual switch

      Select a virtual switch from the drop-down menu.
    4. Expand Security to configure promiscuous mode, MAC address changes, and forged transmits settings.
    5. Click Add.

    VMware creates the port group and connects the port group to the selected vSwitch.

Configuring QuWAN vRouter Settings on VMware ESXi

After deploying QuWAN vRouter on VMware ESXi, you must configure the VM settings and assign port groups to the network adapters.

  1. Go to Virtual Machines > QuWAN vRouter.
  2. Click Edit.

    The Edit settings window opens.

  3. Expand CPU to allocate CPU resources.

    Option

    User Action

    Reservation

    Specify the guaranteed minimum CPU allocation for the virtual machine.

    Limits

    Specify the upper limit for the CPU allocation.

    Tip:

    Select Unlimited to specify no upper limit.

    Shares

    Allocate CPU shares with respect to the total number of virtual CPUs available to the system.
  4. Expand Memory to allocate memory resources.

    Setting

    User Action

    Reservation

    Specify the guaranteed minimum memory allocation for the virtual machine.

    Limits

    Specify the upper limit for the memory allocation.

    Tip:

    Select Unlimited to specify no upper limit.

    Shares

    Allocate memory shares with respect to the total memory available to the system.
  5. Expand Hard disk to change the virtual disk settings.

    Setting

    User Action

    Hard disk

    Specify the virtual disk size for the virtual machine.

    Shares

    Allocate virtual disk shares with respect to the total disk size available to the system.

    Limit - IOPs

    Specify the value of the upper limit of I/O operations per second allocated to the virtual disk.

    Disk mode

    Select a disk mode to determine how the virtual disk is affected by VM snapshots.
  6. Expand Network Adapter to configure the network adapter settings.

    Setting

    User Action

    Network Adapter

    Select a port group from the drop-down menu to connect to the network adapter.

    Status

    Select Connected when the VM is powered on to connect to the virtual network adapter.

    Select Connect at power on to connect to the VM when it powers on.
    1. Configure the network adapter settings for all 8 adapters.
    2. Click Save.
  7. Go to VM Options to configure the general VM settings.
  8. Click Save.

    VMware ESXi saves the settings.

  9. Click Power on.

VMware ESXi powers on QuWAN vRouter.

Initializing QuWAN vRouter

Initializing QuWAN vRouter Using the Join Key

After deploying and configuring QuWAN vRouter on VMware ESXi, you must initialize QuWAN vRouter.

  1. Verify if your device is connected to QuWAN port 8 on the VMware platform.
    1. Log in to VMware ESXi.
    2. On the left panel, go to Networking.
    3. Click Virtual switches.
    4. Select the LAN vSwitch.

      The LAN vSwitch page appears.

    5. Under vSwitch Topology, verify if the vSwitch is connected to the physical adapter.
      Important:

      Verify if your computer is connected to the physical adapter.

  2. Open a web browser on your computer.
  3. Enter local.quwan.

    The Welcome to QuWAN page appears.

  4. Click Start.

    The Password Settings page appears.

  5. Specify a username and password for the QuWAN vRouter account.
  6. Click Save.

    The QuWAN Port 1 Settings page appears.

  7. Configure the WAN IP settings.

    Setting

    User Action

    Obtain IP address settings automatically via DHCP

    Select this option to automatically obtain an IP address.

    If the network supports DHCP, the device port automatically obtains the IP address and network settings.

    Static IP address

    Select this option to manually specify an IP address.

    When assigning a static IP address, specify the following information:

    • Fixed IP address

    • Subnet mask

    • Default gateway

    PPPoE

    Select this option to specify a username and password for Point-to-Point Protocol over Ethernet (PPPoE).
  8. Click Next.

    The Enter Join Key page appears.

  9. Enter the join key.
    Note:

    For details, see Sending a Join Key to the QuWAN Device Administrator.

  10. Select the domain type.
  11. Click Submit.

The device initializes the QuWAN vRouter deployment and displays the information screen after deployment is finished.

QuWAN vRouter is now ready for use. Go to https://quwan.qnap.com to access QuWAN Orchestrator. You can configure and manage multiple QuWAN devices within a single organization.

To learn more about how to use QuWAN Orchestrator, refer to the QuWAN Orchestrator Help at https://docs.qnap.com/cloud/quwan/en-us/index.html.

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