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# Cross Connect

IONOS Cross Connect feature helps you to establish a dedicated connection between [<mark style="color:blue;">Virtual Data Centers (VDCs)</mark>](https://docs.ionos.com/support/general-information/glossary-of-terms#virtual-data-center-vdc) located in a specific region (location) using a private LAN. A region (location) refers to a selectable VDC location via the Cloud API or the [<mark style="color:blue;">Data Center Designer (DCD)</mark>](https://docs.ionos.com/support/general-information/glossary-of-terms#data-center-designer-dcd). These regions are represented in the form of codes, such as, de/fra, de/txl, es/vit etc.

{% hint style="info" %}
**Note**: Cross Connect is generally available in the Frankfurt region.
{% endhint %}

{% hint style="warning" %}
**Note:** Cross Connect is currently in the [<mark style="color:blue;">**Early Access (EA)**</mark>](https://docs.ionos.com/support/general-information/glossary-of-terms#early-access-ea) phase in all regions **except Frankfurt** and is available on a restricted early access basis. To access this feature, please contact your sales representative or [<mark style="color:blue;">customer support</mark>](https://docs.ionos.com/support/general-information/contact-information). We recommend keeping usage and testing to non-production critical applications as there might be possibilities of data loss during the [<mark style="color:blue;">EA</mark>](https://docs.ionos.com/support/general-information/glossary-of-terms#early-access-ea) phase. Cross Connect is free-to-use and does not incur any additional costs. Cross Connect has its own set of limitations in the EA phase. For more information, see [<mark style="color:blue;">Limitations of Cross Connect</mark>](/cloud/~/revisions/AMiYziCllTKB2y2lmONY/network-services/cross-connect/overview/limitations.md).
{% endhint %}

## Product Overview

Get an overview of Cross Connect.

| [<mark style="color:blue;">**Cross Connect**</mark>](/cloud/~/revisions/AMiYziCllTKB2y2lmONY/network-services/cross-connect/overview.md) |
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## Developer Tools

Get started with Cross Connect using Developer Tools.

| [<mark style="color:blue;">**Cloud API**</mark>](https://api.ionos.com/docs/cloud/v6/#tag/Cross-Connects) | [<mark style="color:blue;">**SDKs**</mark>](https://docs.ionos.com/reference/#compute-engine-sdks) | [<mark style="color:blue;">**Config Management Tools**</mark>](https://docs.ionos.com/reference/config-management-tools/config-management-tools) |
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## Recommended How-Tos

Get started with Cross Connect via the DCD.

| [<mark style="color:blue;">**Set User Privileges for Cross Connect**</mark>](/cloud/~/revisions/AMiYziCllTKB2y2lmONY/network-services/cross-connect/how-tos/set-privileges-cross-connect.md) | Learn how to set User privileges for Cross Connect.                             |
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| [<mark style="color:blue;">**Create a Cross Connect**</mark>](/cloud/~/revisions/AMiYziCllTKB2y2lmONY/network-services/cross-connect/how-tos/create-cross-connect.md)                        | Learn how to create a Cross Connect.                                            |
| [<mark style="color:blue;">**Manage Cross Connects and Permissions**</mark>](/cloud/~/revisions/AMiYziCllTKB2y2lmONY/network-services/cross-connect/how-tos/manage-cross-connect.md)         | Learn how to manage Cross Connect.                                              |
| [<mark style="color:blue;">**Connect LAN to a Cross Connect**</mark>](/cloud/~/revisions/AMiYziCllTKB2y2lmONY/network-services/cross-connect/how-tos/connect-lan-cross-connect.md)           | Learn how to associate VDCs with a Cross Connect.                               |
| [<mark style="color:blue;">**Disconnect a LAN from a Cross Connect**</mark>](/cloud/~/revisions/AMiYziCllTKB2y2lmONY/network-services/cross-connect/how-tos/disconnect-lan-cross-connect.md) | Learn how to remove the associated VDCs.                                        |
| [<mark style="color:blue;">**Delete a Cross Connect**</mark>](/cloud/~/revisions/AMiYziCllTKB2y2lmONY/network-services/cross-connect/how-tos/delete-cross-connect.md)                        | Learn how to delete a Cross Connect.                                            |
| [<mark style="color:blue;">**Upgrade Cross Connect to the latest version**</mark>](/cloud/~/revisions/AMiYziCllTKB2y2lmONY/network-services/cross-connect/how-tos/upgrade.md)                | Learn how to upgrade your Cross Connect from its current version to the latest. |

## Recommended API How-To's

Get started with Cross Connect via the API.

| [<mark style="color:blue;">**Set User Privileges for Cross Connect**</mark>](/cloud/~/revisions/AMiYziCllTKB2y2lmONY/network-services/cross-connect/api-how-tos/set-user-privileges-api.md) | Learn how to set User privileges for Cross Connect via the API.  |
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| [<mark style="color:blue;">**Create Cross Connect**</mark>](/cloud/~/revisions/AMiYziCllTKB2y2lmONY/network-services/cross-connect/api-how-tos/create-cross-connect-api.md)                 | Learn how to create a Cross Connect via the API.                 |
| [<mark style="color:blue;">**Connect a LAN to a Cross Connect**</mark>](/cloud/~/revisions/AMiYziCllTKB2y2lmONY/network-services/cross-connect/api-how-tos/connect-lan-api.md)              | Learn how to associate a LAN with the Cross Connect via the API. |
| [<mark style="color:blue;">**Update a Cross Connect**</mark>](/cloud/~/revisions/AMiYziCllTKB2y2lmONY/network-services/cross-connect/api-how-tos/update-cross-connect.md)                   | Learn how to update a Cross Connect via the API.                 |
| [<mark style="color:blue;">**Delete a Cross Connect**</mark>](/cloud/~/revisions/AMiYziCllTKB2y2lmONY/network-services/cross-connect/api-how-tos/delete-cross-connect.md)                   | Learn how to delete a Cross Connect via the API.                 |

## Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

To get answers to the most commonly encountered questions about Cross Connect, see [<mark style="color:blue;">**FAQs**</mark>](/cloud/~/revisions/AMiYziCllTKB2y2lmONY/network-services/cross-connect/cross-connect-faqs.md).


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