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Create a site in an AWS Cloud WAN global network

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Create a site in an AWS Cloud WAN global network - AWS Network Manager

A site represents the physical location of your network, using location information that you provide. Sites you add to your Cloud WAN global network appear in the geographical map of a Cloud WAN global network dashboard.

To create a site
  1. Access the Network Manager console at https://console.aws.amazon.com/networkmanager/home/.

  2. Under Connectivity, choose Global Networks.

  3. On the Global networks page, choose the global network ID.

  4. In the navigation pane, choose Sites.

  5. Choose Create site.

  6. For Name and Description, enter a name and description for the site.

  7. For Address, enter the physical address of the site, for example, New York, NY 10004.

  8. For Latitude, enter the latitude coordinates for the site (for example, 40.7128).

  9. For Longitude, enter the longitude coordinates for the site (for example, -74.0060).

  10. (Optional) Under Additional settings, add one or more Key and Value tags to help identify this site.

  11. Choose Create site.

    Sites are created immediately and can be viewed on the global network dashboard. For more information on viewing sites on your global network dashboard, see Access AWS Cloud WAN global network dashboards.

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