Launching a FortiSandbox virtual instance in EC2
Choosing an Amazon Machine Image (AMI)
In the FortiSandbox search on AWS Marketplace, choose a FortiSandbox Amazon Machine Image.
Choosing an instance type
- From the list, select t2.medium for balanced burstable performance.
- Click Next: Configure Instance.
Configuring the instance
Configure the following instance details:
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Details |
Values |
|---|---|
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Number of Instances |
1 |
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Purchasing Option |
N/A |
|
Network |
|
|
Subnet |
Select the public subnet your created |
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Auto-Assign Public IP |
Disable |
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IAM Role: |
None |
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Shutdown Behavior |
Stop |
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Enable Termination Protection |
N/A |
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Monitoring |
N/A |
|
Tenancy |
Shared - Run a shared hardware instance |
|
eth0 |
Select the public subnet you created; Auto-Assign (or any IP in that subnet) |
|
eth1 |
Select the private subnet you created; Auto-Assign (or any IP in that subnet) |
|
You can skip adding |
Adding storage
After configuring the Instance Details, click Next, Add Storage.
Adding tags
Do not configure anything on this page. Click Next, Configure Security Group.
Configuring the security group
- Click Create a New Security Group.
- Enter a name for the security group.
- Provide a description for the security group.
- Configure the following:
Detail
Value
Type
All Traffic
You have the option to select TCP.
Protocol
All
You have the option to select TCP.
Port Range
This value will be automatically selected when you select All under Protocol
Following port options for TCP:
- TCP/514
- TCP/1344
- TCP/11344
Source
Custom. Enter
0.0.0.0/0as the SourceIP - Click Review and Launch.
Reviewing the instance launch
- Review the page for the correct instance details.
- Click Launch. A dialog box will open to Create a New Key Pair.
- Enter a Key Pair Name.
- Click Download Key Pair and save the private key file.
You can import an existing public key for remote access to the running instance.
- Click Launch Instances.
- Click View Instances to view the instance state.
It will take a few moments for the status to change from Initializing to 2/2 Checks.
- Once the instance is running, click the instance and enter a name. For example, FortiSandbox.
- Select the created instance then go to Actions > Instance Settings > Get Instance Screenshot to view the status of the launched instance.
After launching the instance, the next page displays the FortiSandbox instance up and running.