---
title: "Add-VBRCloudGateway"
description: "This cmdlet creates a cloud gateway."
canonical: "https://helpcenter.veeam.com/docs/vbr/powershell/add-vbrcloudgateway.html"
breadcrumb: "Veeam PowerShell Reference > Veeam PowerShell Reference > Veeam Cloud Connect > Veeam Cloud Connect Cloud Gateways > Add-VBRCloudGateway"
dateModified: "2026-08-19"
---

# Add-VBRCloudGateway

## Short Description
Creates cloud gateways for Veeam Cloud Connect.

**Product Edition**: Standard, Enterprise, Enterprise Plus, Veeam Universal License

Requires a cloud provider license.

## Syntax
```
Add-VBRCloudGateway [-Description <String>] [-Server <CHost>] [-IpAddress <String>] [-IncomingPort <Int32>]
 [-NATPort <Int32>] [-NetworkMode <VBRGatewayNetworkMode>] [<CommonParameters>]
```

## Detailed Description
This cmdlet creates a cloud gateway.

## Parameters

<table style="width:100%;" class="Blue_Table">
      <tr style="vertical-align:top">
        <th style="width:20%;">
          <p>Parameter</p>
        </th>
        <th style="width:20%;">
          <p>Description</p>
        </th>
        <th style="width:20%;">
          <p>Type</p>
        </th>
        <th style="width:10%;">
          <p>Required</p>
        </th>
        <th style="width:10%;">
          <p>Position</p>
        </th>
        <th style="width:10%;">
          <p>Accept Pipeline Input</p>
        </th>
      </tr>
      <tr style="vertical-align:top">
        <td>
          <p class="Table_Text_Bold"><span class="Table_Text_Bold">Description</span></p>
        </td>
        <td>
          <p>Specifies the description of the cloud gateway.</p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p><code>String</code></p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p>False</p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p>Named</p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p>False</p>
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr style="vertical-align:top">
        <td>
          <p class="Table_Text_Bold"><span class="Table_Text_Bold">IncomingPort</span></p>
        </td>
        <td>
          <p>Specifies a port on the NAT gateway used for listening to connections from users and passing cloud commands from users to the SP Veeam backup server.</p><p>Permitted values: <code>1</code> to <code>65535</code>.</p><p>Default: <code>6180</code>.</p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p><code>Int32</code></p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p>False</p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p>Named</p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p>False</p>
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr style="vertical-align:top">
        <td>
          <p class="Table_Text_Bold"><span class="Table_Text_Bold">IpAddress</span></p>
        </td>
        <td>
          <p>Specifies an external IP address of the NAT or network interface gateway.</p><p>Accepts the <code>IPAddress</code> object or string.</p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p><code>String</code></p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p>False</p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p>Named</p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p>False</p>
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr style="vertical-align:top">
        <td>
          <p class="Table_Text_Bold"><span class="Table_Text_Bold">NATPort</span></p>
        </td>
        <td>
          <p>Specifies an external port that will be used by the Veeam backup server to connect to the gateway.</p><p>Permitted values: <code>1</code> to <code>65535</code>.</p><p>Default: (for <code>Direct</code>) <code>null</code>, (for <code>NAT</code>) <code>6180</code>.</p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p><code>Int32</code></p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p>False</p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p>Named</p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p>False</p>
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr style="vertical-align:top">
        <td>
          <p class="Table_Text_Bold"><span class="Table_Text_Bold">NetworkMode</span></p>
        </td>
        <td>
          <p>Specifies the network mode: <code>Direct</code>, <code>NAT</code>.</p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p><code>VBRGatewayNetworkMode</code></p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p>False</p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p>Named</p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p>False</p>
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr style="vertical-align:top">
        <td>
          <p class="Table_Text_Bold"><span class="Table_Text_Bold">Server</span></p>
        </td>
        <td>
          <p>Specifies server that will perform the role of a cloud gateway. You can select any server added to Veeam Backup & Replication or assign the cloud gateway role to the Veeam backup server itself.</p><p>Accepted server types: Windows, Local.</p><p>Default: Local.</p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p><code>CHost</code></p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p>False</p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p>Named</p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p>False</p>
        </td>
      </tr>
    </table>

`<CommonParameters>`

This cmdlet supports Microsoft PowerShell common parameters. For more information on common parameters, see [ Microsoft Docs](https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/powershell/module/microsoft.powershell.core/about/about_commonparameters?view=powershell-7).

## Output Object
[`VBRCloudGateway`](vbrcloudgateway.md)

## Examples

::: example
### Example 1. Adding New Gateway with Direct Network Connection

This example shows how to add a new cloud gateway with a direct network connection. The port that will be used by Veeam Backup & Replication to connect to the gateway server is `6260`.

```
$server = Get-VBRServer -Name "Cloud_Gateway"
Add-VBRCloudGateway -Server $server -Description "Gateway directly connected to Internet" -IpAddress 104.45.85.123 -IncomingPort 6260 -NetworkMode Direct
```

Perform the following steps:

1. Run the [`Get-VBRServer`](get-vbrserver.md) cmdlet. Specify the `Name` parameter value.
2. Run the `Add-VBRCloudGateway` cmdlet. Specify the following settings:

   - Set the `$server` variable as the `Server` parameter value.
   - Specify the `Description` parameter value.
   - Specify the `IpAddress` parameter value.
   - Specify the `IncomingPort` parameter value.
   - Set the `Direct` option for the `NetworkMode` parameter.

:::

::: example
### Example 2. Adding New Gateway in Local Network Behind NAT Gateway

This example shows how to add a new cloud gateway in the local network behind the NAT gateway with the following settings:

- The external NAT gateway IP is `104.45.95.227`.
- The port that will be used by Veeam Backup & Replication to connect to the gateway server is `6180`.
- The port that will be used by the NAT gateway is `7180`.

```
$server = Get-VBRServer -Name "Cloud_Gateway"
Add-VBRCloudGateway -Server $server -Description "Gateway behind NAT" -IpAddress 104.45.95.227 -IncomingPort 6180 -NATPort 7180 -NetworkMode NAT
```

Perform the following steps:

1. Run the [`Get-VBRServer`](get-vbrserver.md) cmdlet. Specify the `Name` parameter value.
2. Run the `Add-VBRCloudGateway` cmdlet. Specify the following settings:

   - Set the `$server` variable as the `Server` parameter value.
   - Specify the `Description` parameter value.
   - Specify the `IpAddress` parameter value.
   - Specify the `IncomingPort` parameter value.
   - Specify the `NATPort` parameter value.
   - Set the `NAT` option for the `NetworkMode` parameter.

:::

## Related Commands

[`Get-VBRServer`](get-vbrserver.md)