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SteelConnect Gateway effortlessly connects your VPCs together and brings your branches closer to the cloud using amazing Software-Defined WAN automation.
Overview
Effortlessly connect your entire company directly to your VPCs, and your VPCs to each other. SteelConnect automatically extends your branches to the cloud by creating a secure fabric between your VPCs across AWS accounts, and across regions. Click "deploy" from within SteelConnect Manager and watch as a redundant, full-mesh overlay is created between your SteelConnect physical/virtual appliances on-prem and your selected VPCs. Or, go deeper and deploy a Transit VPC architecture (across VPC peers!) in the same manner to gain a centralized control point for monitoring and security.
You can add sites, change capacity, or even un-install at any time with zero residual impact to your AWS infrastructure and with nothing to remove by hand manually afterwards. (If you do not already have a SteelConnect Management Console, one will be automatically created for you during the launch process.)
Highlights
- Easily use the latest in compartmentalized and transit VPC designs to limit blast radius and reduce your attack surface. Link your AWS infrastructure directly to your branch sites without touching any VPN parameters or dealing with exponential complexity as you scale.
- Full visibility of your AWS VPCs, subnets and instances in all regions via a single management console.
- Effortlessly add transit routing or Internet breakout across VPC peers.
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64-bit (x86) Amazon Machine Image (AMI)
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Pricing
Free trial
Try this product free for 30 days according to the free trial terms set by the vendor. Usage-based pricing is in effect for usage beyond the free trial terms. Your free trial gets automatically converted to a paid subscription when the trial ends, but may be canceled any time before that.
Pricing is based on actual usage, with charges varying according to how much you consume. Subscriptions have no end date and may be canceled any time.
Additional AWS infrastructure costs may apply. Use the AWS Pricing Calculator to estimate your infrastructure costs.
Dimension | Cost/hour |
|---|---|
t2.medium Recommended | $0.15 |
t2.micro AWS Free Tier | $0.07 |
i3.2xlarge | $0.04 |
d2.4xlarge | $0.01 |
i3.large | $0.01 |
t2.small | $0.09 |
d2.2xlarge | $0.01 |
c4.4xlarge | $1.35 |
d2.8xlarge | $0.01 |
c4.2xlarge | $0.89 |
Vendor refund policy
We do not currently support refunds, but you can cancel at any time.
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Delivery details
64-bit (x86) Amazon Machine Image (AMI)
Amazon Machine Image (AMI)
An AMI is a virtual image that provides the information required to launch an instance. Amazon EC2 (Elastic Compute Cloud) instances are virtual servers on which you can run your applications and workloads, offering varying combinations of CPU, memory, storage, and networking resources. You can launch as many instances from as many different AMIs as you need.
Version release notes
New Version: Added a new transit-VPC architecture across VPC peering connections directly. Increased allowed configuration size to account for large organizations. Bug fixes and performance enhancements.
Additional details
Usage instructions
New customers: Access the application via browser at http://<instance IP>:80 to connect to the instance and begin the cloud console registration via the provided link. (Use the instance ID as the password for initial login.) Existing Customers: Subscribe to product, login to your SteelConnect Console, and go to the AWS section.
Existing customers: access the SteelConnect Manager via your existing login link AFTER subscribing to the product. (Launch an instance or click the "Accept Terms" button once.)
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Support
Vendor support
Support response for Riverbed SteelConnect product issues within 24 hours worldwide (or faster if you have an official Riverbed Support Plan).
AWS infrastructure support
AWS Support is a one-on-one, fast-response support channel that is staffed 24x7x365 with experienced and technical support engineers. The service helps customers of all sizes and technical abilities to successfully utilize the products and features provided by Amazon Web Services.
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Network Overlay Architecture
Automated creation of redundant, full-mesh overlay network connecting VPCs across AWS accounts and regions
Software-Defined WAN Connectivity
Automated SD-WAN fabric connecting branch sites directly to cloud infrastructure with zero manual VPN configuration
Multi-Region Network Integration
Seamless network integration across multiple AWS regions with centralized management and deployment
Transit VPC Design
Centralized control point architecture enabling comprehensive monitoring and security across network infrastructure
Infrastructure Scalability
Dynamic network topology modification allowing sites and capacity additions without manual infrastructure reconfiguration
Network Virtualization
On-demand Network Function Virtualization (NFV) with ability to deploy SD-WAN gateways, virtual routers, and virtual firewalls
Cloud Interconnectivity
Cross-cloud connectivity enabling traffic routing between AWS and multiple public and private cloud environments
Global Network Infrastructure
Connectivity across six continents with over 850 enabled locations and integration with 100+ data center operators
Security Certification
ISO/IEC 27001 certified infrastructure with private global network transmission
Hybrid Cloud Connectivity
Direct infrastructure connection between physical data centers and cloud service providers using flexible network configurations
Network Security Services
Advanced firewall with intrusion detection and prevention (IPS), application visibility and control through AppSecure
Cloud Routing Capabilities
High-performance cloud-grade routing with IPsec and full mesh VPN termination services
Cloud Service Integrations
Native integrations with AWS services including Elastic Load Balancer, CloudWatch, Security Hub, and Amazon GuardDuty
Multi-Instance Support
Supports multiple AWS instance types with Elastic Network Adapter and SWRSS to utilize all available vCPUs
Gateway Load Balancing
Layer 3 gateway and Layer 4 load balancer capabilities providing superior scalability and network resilience
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Customer reviews
Will Z
Doesn't work, Riverbed says no longer supported or available
Reviewed on May 31, 2022
Review from a verified AWS customer
I activated the trial version of this product to try it out but was never able to get logged into it. There's a link on the splash page to a login that doesn't go anywhere. I contacted Riverbed support and was told "Our Steelconnect-CX product has reached End-Of-Availability last August 1, 2020. Having said this, we have already stopped customer evaluation of the product therefore your issue. Though we appreciate your interest on the product but we are no longer providing customer evaluation. Appreciate the understanding."
Don't waste your time, this product literally doesn't work and the company appears to have no intention of making it work.
Sean
Unable to use product due to poor support
Reviewed on Nov 19, 2017
Review from a verified AWS customer
The product itself seems truly great... I was excited to test it and was fairly ready to purchase it. The installation process was smooth and the initial launch of the gateway was successful.
However, that is where the process hit a roadblock - my AWS launch/registration apparently didn't make it to Riverbed, and I could not login to their cloud-based service to maintain the newly launched gateway.
I contacted the company several times over the course of a week, all the while incurring AWS EC2 instance charges, and no one could figure out how to create a customer account for me and/or tie the gateway to that registration, nor provide me with an alternative solution.
I've since terminated and cancelled the subscription and am using a competing VPC peering product without issue.
I hope my case is isolated, and hope it prompts a review of their potentially faulty AWS marketplace integration.
Craig Bruce
1-click solution for SD-WAN
Reviewed on Oct 20, 2016
Review from a verified AWS customer
Using SteelConnect Gateway I can now readily access multiple VPCs spread across different AWS accounts and regions in a matter of minutes. For a small agile team this is incredibly useful. I can build my VPC using private subnets and connect our on-premise resources without needing to get our IT department involved (after the initial setup). Where was this three years ago when I needed it?!
Rob Gillan, CTO SimplePay
One click SDN
Reviewed on Jul 22, 2016
Review from a verified AWS customer
OK, probably a few clicks, but seriously an extremely well engineered solution.
Deployment across 4 global AWS regions took less than 10 minutes and suddenly 4 disparate VPCs are one. Choose the size appliance you need based upon your bandwidth expectations and that's it.
On demand and no capital outlay or the hassle of maintaining hardware. Bring on the SDN.
Ronny Laborius
Amazing
Reviewed on Mar 30, 2016
Review from a verified AWS customer
Connected both my VPC’s together and to my physical office using full-mesh in a matter of minutes after making an IAM role. The level of automation is amazing, actually delivers on the promise. A+