How to use the Access Server AWS Launcher
STEP 1: Procure a subscription to use with Access Server
Get a Free subscription for 2 VPN connections or purchase one for more
STEP 2: Use CloudFormation as the launch option
- Navigate to Get Access Server
- Select Cloud Image as the VPN Solution
- AWS as the Cloud Service Provider and Option 1 Simplified deployment with CloudFormation Script
STEP 3: Launch with CloudFormation
- Select the AWS Region in which you want to deploy the Access Server
- Select the subscription you want to use to activate the Access Server
- Click on the Launch Script on AWS button
STEP 4: Login to your AWS account
STEP 5: Provide needed parameters for CloudFormation
- Choose the VPC ID and Subnet ID of the network
- Provide the SSH key pair name
- Select the checkbox to acknowledge that AWS CloudFormation might create IAM resources. This permission is needed to find the correct Ubuntu image for the selected region.
- Click on the Create Stack button
STEP 6: Monitor Progress
STEP 7: View the set password and URL of the launched Access Server’s administration portal
- When completed, click on the outputs tab
- URL for the Access Server administration portal and the password to use is displayed
- Click on the URL to open the administration portal and login with ‘openvpn’ as the username and the displayed randomly generated password. Remember to change your password after login.
