My Networks Menu Section and Subnet Management¶

In this article

• List of Subnets
• Subnet Card

Section of the menu My Networks allows you to announce subnets (IP or AS) independently without resorting to technical support from HOSTKEY.

List of Subnets¶

Accessible from the My Networks menu item. The interface looks like this:

The following actions are available in the My Networks interface:

• Filter subnets by region;
• Filter by status;
• Ability to change the number of displayed subnets per page (via the dropdown list Display per page);
• Navigation to other pages of the list (if present) using the page switcher located at the bottom-right corner;
• Adding a new block by clicking on the button Add IP Block (detailed description see in the section Adding a New IP Block).

To navigate to the page of a specific subnet, click on the corresponding line in the list.

Subnet Card¶

Visually, the subnet card looks like this:

At the top of the card, the subnet address, status, ID, region, and payment term are displayed (the default indicator is set - currently all subnets are free).

Below, three tabs are available:

1. Info
2. Billing
3. Network

Below is information about working with the tabs

Info Tab of the Network Card¶

The appearance of the tab:

The tab displays a list of network tags.

Available actions:

• add tag,
• edit tag,
• delete tag.

To add a tag: Click on the Add Tag button, then in the pop-up window enter the name of the tag, its value, and additional data (if necessary), and click on the Save button:

To edit a tag: Click on the row of the tag that needs to be edited, then in the pop-up window change the necessary parameters of the tag and click on the Save button:

To delete a tag: Click on the row of the tag that needs to be deleted, then in the pop-up window click on the Delete button.

"Billing" Tab of the Network Card¶

Appearance of the tab:

The tab displays payment status, network activation date, and a button is available for Opt out of the Block.

Declining the Block¶

Invoked by clicking on the button with the corresponding name, after which a pop-up window will open:

In the block cancellation pop-up window, you can specify the reason for cancellation, then click the Confirm termination button to submit the request.

Network Tab of the Subnet Card¶

Appearance of the tab:

The tab displays a list of IP addresses registered in the subnet. Below the list is information about incoming and outgoing traffic usage (including cost per Tb for paid traffic), as well as a button View Stats, which opens a pop-up window with a table showing traffic usage upon clicking.

Each line in the list of IP addresses allows:

• Copying the IP address to the clipboard,
• A badge marked Main indicating the primary address,
• In case an IP is blocked, the date and reason for blocking are indicated.

• The following buttons are available for managing the IP address:

  • - Block IP address
  • - Unblock IP address
  • - View statistics for the IP address, showing a graph in a pop-up window
  • - Start scanning of the IP address with results displayed in a pop-up window
  • - Open settings window for the IP address

Blocking an IP Address¶

Appearance of the pop-up window:

The window offers an option Block only for 4 hours, and you can specify a reason for the block request. The block request is sent by clicking the button Block IP.

IP Address Settings¶

Appearance of the pop-up window:

The pop-up window provides the following capabilities:

• View parameters of the IP address such as Network, Netmask, Gateway, Broadcast, VLAN;
• Set this IP address as primary by enabling the switch Main Interface Address and clicking the button Update IP info;
• Add, modify, or delete PTR DNS records by entering (or clearing) the corresponding text field and clicking the button Update PTR.

Adding a New IP Block¶

The process consists of 5 steps.

Step 1 - Select the type of announced subnet:

Step 2 - Select the dedicated server for which to announce the subnet:

Step 3 - Enter the subnet address, choose a mask (/23 or /24):

Step 4 - Choose AS and routing:

In case one of our pre-configured AS is chosen, you can select one of the following routing options:

• configure a static route to the server's IP address;
• set up a gateway on our routers.

If your own AS is selected, step 4 changes as follows:

Here, you should:

1. specify your AS,

2. choose the method of subnet announcement from the following options:

   • announce via Hostkey routers
   • set up a BGP session with the server

3. Choose one of the routing options (the list of options is the same as in case of choosing one of our pre-configured AS).

If the announcement method selected is set up a BGP session with the server, step 4 changes again:

Here, you should choose which BGP route needs to be received by the server. You can select one of the following options:

• need to receive Default Route;
• need to receive Full View;
• need to give Default Route + Full View.

Step 5 - Output data from previous steps, upload LOA (Letter of Authorization) file, confirm data

Here you should:

• Verify the accuracy of the data entered in previous steps;
• If necessary - specify additional requirements for the subnet announcement;
• Attach the LOA file (the LOA must specify the selected AS (AS395839). If your own AS is used, it should be listed along with ours as the provider);
• Review and confirm agreement to the necessary terms for ordering the service by checking the boxes;
• Click the Send button (the button becomes active only after completing all required actions in this step).

After clicking the Send button, if all checks and actions are successfully completed, the following message is displayed:

In case of any error, either an error message (if it relates to the form) or an error code (for technical errors) will be shown.