# Select Elastic Compute as Access Point

[Border Gateway](https://docs.console.zenlayer.com/welcome/elastic-compute/networking/border-gateway) is a network node that connects your elastic compute resources in the global VPC to the Layer 3 backbone network.

<div align="left"><figure><img src="https://3201622183-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2F9X3FDdkCL2HzhbPpPMFt%2Fuploads%2FOkEhw14icBwtza99lhq2%2Fimage.png?alt=media&#x26;token=447f7c2f-82aa-45b4-a3de-aa7735440fff" alt=""><figcaption><p>Elastic Compute Connection</p></figcaption></figure></div>

Select the border gateway that you want to connect to the Layer 3 cloud router.

If you haven't got your desired border gateway, you can click **Create New Border Gateway** to create a new one. See [**Border Gateway Creation**](https://docs.console.zenlayer.com/welcome/elastic-compute/get-started/manage-networking/create-a-border-gateway) for more details.

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<mark style="color:blue;">By default, only one elastic compute border gateway can be added into a Layer 3 cloud router.</mark>
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