Launch an instance for the example deployment

In AWS, launch the Forcepoint NGFW instance.

1. Select EC2 > Instances > Launch.
   
   
   
2. Select the latest available Forcepoint NGFW instance.
   The minimum requirement for Forcepoint NGFW is 2GB of memory.
   
   
3. Use the first interface for management communication.
4. Define IP addresses for the interfaces.
   In this example, the IP addresses are 10.29.100.254 and 10.29.101.254.
5. To automatically connect the NGFW Engine to the SMC when it starts up, transfer the initial configuration file that you created in the SMC to the instance.
   
   
   
   
   
   1. In the User Data options, select As Text.
   2. In the Save or Upload Initial Configuration dialog box in the Management Client, click Copy to Clipboard.
   3. In the EC2 Management Console, paste the text that you copied from the Save or Upload Initial Configuration dialog box into the User Data field.
6. Click Next.
7. Select the security group for the instance.
   Security groups filter traffic that reaches the NGFW Engine. In this example, the NGFW Engine is configured in a test environment. The NGFW Engine filters the traffic.
   
   
   
8. Create a key pair, then log on to your instance using SSH.
   With Windows instances, use a key pair to obtain the administrator password, then log on using RDP.
   
   
   1. Create a key pair.
   2. Specify the name of the key pair when you launch the instance.
   3. Enter the private key when you connect to the instance.