SMA 10.2 Getting Started Guide for AWS

Installing the SMA 500v for AWS Virtual Appliance > Installing SMA 500v for AWS
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Installing SMA 500v for AWS

This section explains how to deploy the SonicWall SMA 500v for AWS image in your AWS environment.

To install the SMA 500v for AWS from the AWS console

  1. Log into the AWS management console at https://aws.amazon.com.
  2. To launch the SMA 500v for AWS instance:
    1. From the Services drop-down menu select EC2 under Compute.

    2. Click INSTANCES on the EC2 Dashboard.

    3. Click Launch Instance.

    4. In the Choose an Amazon Machine Image (AMI) page, click My AMIs in the left pane and select Shared with me under Ownership.

    5. Select the SMA 500v for AWS build, this is a file such as: sw_500v_aws_10.x.x.x_tip_xxsv_xxxxxxxd.xxxx.xx.xx-xx.xx.xx and click Next.
  3. Select the settings for the instance:

    1. Choose an Instance Type, and click Next.

      The higher the instance type, the better the performance. Select "t2.medium" (2 vCPUs and 4G memory) at minimum.

    2. On the Configure Instance Details page, configure the following options and click Next:

      • Network
      • Subnet

      • Enable Auto-assign Public IP

    3. On the Add Storage page, You can add new volume of storage for your instance if needed. The default disk storage value is set as 32 GB. Click Next.
    4. On the Add Tags page, you can add tags if needed. Click Next.

    5. On the Configure Security Group page, add rules that control the traffic for your instance and then click Next.

      The security group should at least open port 22 and 443; 22 is for console access with ssh, 443 is for web&vpn access.

  4. Review the instance configuration, and click Launch.

  5. Create a new key pair and download the key pair file before continuing. Store the private key file in a secure and accessible location.

    You cannot download the key pair after the instance is launched.

  6. Click Launch Instances.

    After the SMA 500v for AWS instance is launched, you can access the appliance from a browser. To read how to access the SMA 500v for AWS through a browser, see Connecting to the Web Interface.

    The console can be accessed with an ssh command. There are two types of users; 'admin' as the basic settings for view/configure, and 'sonicwall' to log in to file system. It functions the same as the 'root' user in the physical firmware. To read more, see Connecting to the Command Line Interface.