# Select Elastic Compute as Access Point

[Border Gateway](/welcome/elastic-compute/networking/01-overview-2.md) 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="/files/Xpw5DOG5ZoSfCCZuyR55" 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**](/welcome/elastic-compute/get-started/manage-networking/create-a-border-gateway.md) 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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