# Process for connecting the base station to you own EPC

**URL:** <https://community.na.baicells.com/t/process-for-connecting-the-base-station-to-you-own-epc/156>\
**Category:** Nova\
**Created:** [December 8, 2016, 1:18am UTC](https://community.na.baicells.com/t/process-for-connecting-the-base-station-to-you-own-epc/156 "2016-12-08T01:18:24Z")\
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**Author:** ![Timmyb](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/f1d935/32.png) [@Timmyb](https://community.na.baicells.com/u/Timmyb)\
**Post date:** [December 8, 2016, 1:18am UTC](https://community.na.baicells.com/t/process-for-connecting-the-base-station-to-you-own-epc/156/1 "2016-12-08T01:18:24Z")

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Can you layout the steps?

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**Author:** ![rick.harnish](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/community.na.baicells.com/rick.harnish/32/17_2.png) [@rick.harnish](https://community.na.baicells.com/u/rick.harnish)\
**Post date:** [December 8, 2016, 4:25pm UTC](https://community.na.baicells.com/t/process-for-connecting-the-base-station-to-you-own-epc/156/2 "2016-12-08T16:25:33Z")

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Timmy,

The MME IP, PCI, PLMN and TAC should also match your EPC configuration. You can also disable LGW afterwards if you wish for all traffic to flow through the EPC. Otherwise, if you leave it enabled, only control plane information goes to your EPC and all other traffic flows out your local gateway. It is your option.