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[Mendix Cloud Private Connectivity](/control-center/private-connectivity/) enables your Mendix applications to securely and privately connect to internal resources, whether they are on-premises or in the cloud. This ensures that connection bypasses the public internet and instead goes through a private tunnel, improving security and compliance.
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This page describes how [Technical Contacts](/developerportal/general/app-roles/#technical-contact) can request and manage connections to external resources using Mendix Cloud Private Connectivity.
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This page describes how Technical Contacts can request and manage connections to external resources using Mendix Cloud Private Connectivity.
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## Prerequisites {#prerequisites}
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Mendix Cloud Connect Connections allow applications on Mendix Cloud to connect to Mendix Cloud Connect Resources over Mendix Cloud Connect Networks. Each connection request must be initiated by a Technical Contact and approved by a Mendix Admin before the application on Mendix Cloud can connect to the resource.
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An application on Mendix Cloud can establish multiple connections to various resources. You can view and manage all connections and their statuses within the [Connections](/developerportal/deploy/environments-details/#connections) section on the application's **Network** tab.
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An application on Mendix Cloud can establish multiple connections to various resources. You can view and manage all connections and their statuses on the [Connectivity](/developerportal/deploy/environments-details/#connections) or [Change Requests](/developerportal/deploy/connecting-to-external-resource/#view-connection-details) tab.
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{{% alert color="info" %}} An application environment can only connect to a single private network at a time. This means that all external resources you connect to from an application environment must be on the same private network.{{% /alert %}}
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### Requesting a New Connection {#connection-request}
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1. From [Apps](https://sprintr.home.mendix.com), go to the app's **Environments** page.
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2. Click **Details** ({{% icon name="notes-paper-edit" %}}) on the preferred environment.
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3. Go to the **Network** tab.
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3. Go to the **Connectivity** tab.
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4. In the **Connections** section, click **Add** to initiate a new connection request.
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1. Select the specific resource you want your application environment to connect to.
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1. Click **Save** to submit your connection request for approval. All submitted connection requests appear in the [Control Center](/control-center/configure-private-connectivity/) for the Mendix Admin review.
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1.[Track and manage](#manage-connection-requests) your connection requests from the [Change Requests](/developerportal/deploy/environments/#change-requests) tab on your app's environment's page.
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1.[Track and manage](#manage-connection-requests) your connection requests.
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If this is the first connection approved for an application environment, you must redeploy that environment for the connection to become active and usable.
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* If the Mendix Admin rejects the request, its status becomes **Rejected**.
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* If the Mendix Admin approves the request, the connection status will reflect as follows:
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* In the **Change Requests** tab of the Environments page, the status changes to **Completed**,
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* In the **Connections** section of the **Network** tab, the status shows as **Approved**.
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* In the **Change Requests** tab of the Environments page, the private connectivity request status updates to **Completed**
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* In the **Connections** section of the **Connectivity** tab, the status shows as **Approved**.
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A Mendix Admin can also revoke an already approved connection, which will change its status back to **Rejected**.
The [Connections](/developerportal/deploy/environments-details/#connections) section on the application's **Network** tab allows Technical Contacts to view all connections for the environment and track pending request statuses
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For detailed information about your private connectivity requests, access the **Change Requests** tab:
1. Go to [Apps](https://sprintr.home.mendix.com/).
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2. Click **Environments** on your app.
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3. Open the **Change Requests** tab.
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4. Look for requests with **Private Connectivity** as the **Request Type**. For more information on the **Change Requests** tab, refer to the [Change Requests](/developerportal/deploy/environments/#change-requests) section in *Environments and Deployment*.
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Click **Details** on any Private Connectivity request to view the following request information:
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* Requester and reviewer names
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* Status of the request
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* Request ID
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* Date of request creation
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* App name
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* Environment
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* Network ID and name
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* Resource ID and name
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* Agent ID and name
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Additionally, depending on the connection's status, you can perform the following actions:
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The **Change Requests** tab provides a historical view of all connectivity requests, while the **Connections** section shows the current state of active connections.
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### Managing Active Connections
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The [Connections](/developerportal/deploy/environments-details/#connections) section on the application's **Connectivity** tab allows Technical Contacts to view all active connections for the environment. Depending on the connection's status, you can perform the following actions:
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### Cancelling a Connection Request {#cancel-connection}
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As a Technical Contact, you can cancel a connection request if its status is **Pending Approval**.
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To cancel a pending connection request:
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1.On the [Connections](/developerportal/deploy/environments-details/#connections) section of the Network tab, locate the connection request with the status **Pending Approval**.
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1.In the [Connections](/developerportal/deploy/environments-details/#connections) section of the **Connectivity** tab, locate the connection request with the status **Pending Approval**.
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2. Click **Cancel Request** next to that connection.
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### Deleting an Established Connection
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After a connection request is approved, you can delete the connection at any time by following these steps:
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1.On the [Connections](/developerportal/deploy/environments-details/#connections) section of the **Network** tab, locate the approved connection you want to remove.
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1.In the [Connections](/developerportal/deploy/environments-details/#connections) section of the **Connectivity** tab, locate the approved connection you want to remove.
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Deleting a connection immediately breaks the connection between your application environment and the resource.
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### Change Requests Tab {#change-requests}
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On the **Change Requests** tab, the Technical Contact can view details of all past and current requests for either the [Plan](/developerportal/deploy/change-plan/)or[Connection](/developerportal/deploy/connecting-to-external-resource/) requests and perform certain actions based on their current status.
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On the **Change Requests** tab, the Technical Contact can view details of all past and current [Plan](/developerportal/deploy/change-plan/)and[Connection](/developerportal/deploy/connecting-to-external-resource/) requests and perform actions based on each request's current status.
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For each submitted request, the following information is available:
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