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Amazon Web Services

FortiCWP offers an API-based approach, pulling data directly from AWS via RESTful API. Authentication is done through OAUth2.0. FortiCWP users can access token to generate API queries. Before adding your AWS account to FortiCWP, make sure the AWS account user you use to add to FortiCWP is an Administrator User. For instructions on creating an "Administrative User" in your AWS account, please refer to: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/mediapackage/latest/ug/setting-up-create-iam-user.html.

Getting started on adding AWS account(s)

  1. Log into FortiCWP with your account.
  2. From the navigation pane, go to Admin > Account.
  3. In Cloud Account tab, click ADD NEW under Add New Account.
  4. Select the AWS sign and choose an add method, then click Next.
  5. There are 4 methods to add AWS account to FortiCWP, please choose the one according to your organization requirement.

    Install Method Description

    Add 1 Account Automatically

    (via Cloudformation)

    Add a single AWS account on FortiCWP with automation through AWS CloudFormation. CloudFormation will setup AWS Role and CloudTrail and complete the installation. (Recommended)

    Add AWS Organization

    Add an AWS organization with multiple sub-accounts through the master account using AWS CloudFormation.

    Add 1 Account Manually Add a single AWS account on FortiCWP by setting up AWS Role and CloudTrail manually.
    Add Multiple via CloudFormation Add multiple AWS accounts on FortiCWP through AWS CloudFormation.
  6. Follow the instructions to finish adding the AWS account(s).

Amazon Web Services

FortiCWP offers an API-based approach, pulling data directly from AWS via RESTful API. Authentication is done through OAUth2.0. FortiCWP users can access token to generate API queries. Before adding your AWS account to FortiCWP, make sure the AWS account user you use to add to FortiCWP is an Administrator User. For instructions on creating an "Administrative User" in your AWS account, please refer to: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/mediapackage/latest/ug/setting-up-create-iam-user.html.

Getting started on adding AWS account(s)

  1. Log into FortiCWP with your account.
  2. From the navigation pane, go to Admin > Account.
  3. In Cloud Account tab, click ADD NEW under Add New Account.
  4. Select the AWS sign and choose an add method, then click Next.
  5. There are 4 methods to add AWS account to FortiCWP, please choose the one according to your organization requirement.

    Install Method Description

    Add 1 Account Automatically

    (via Cloudformation)

    Add a single AWS account on FortiCWP with automation through AWS CloudFormation. CloudFormation will setup AWS Role and CloudTrail and complete the installation. (Recommended)

    Add AWS Organization

    Add an AWS organization with multiple sub-accounts through the master account using AWS CloudFormation.

    Add 1 Account Manually Add a single AWS account on FortiCWP by setting up AWS Role and CloudTrail manually.
    Add Multiple via CloudFormation Add multiple AWS accounts on FortiCWP through AWS CloudFormation.
  6. Follow the instructions to finish adding the AWS account(s).