Create a device

To create a device to define a network virtualization system:

In your datacenter, go to Datacenter details view → Network → Devices
Click the + add button and enter the device details

Field	Value
Plugin type	Network virtualization system and blueprint
Interfaces	A list of interfaces or functionality supported by the plugin
Name	The name of the device. Identify the device to users who will create platform networks, such as external and public networks
User	The username of the account that Abiquo will use to connect to the device. For NSX-V: use a vCenter account with NSX permissions
Password	The password of the account that Abiquo will use to connect to the device.
Description	Your description of the device
Endpoint	The URL where Abiquo can connect to the device; usually requires HTTPS. For example: NSX-T: https://nsxt.my.ip.address/ NSX-V: https://nsxv.my.ip.address/api
Enterprise	Optional: to restrict the device to a single cloud tenant, select the enterprise. If you do not select a tenant, the device will be the default for all enterprises that do not have a specific device assigned.

To use a network virtualization system to manage Abiquo external and public networks, the Network Administrator must first pre-create the networks in the network virtualization systems.
Then when you create the external or public network in Abiquo, select the device for your virtualization system.