Launching FortiAuthenticator-VM from AWS Marketplace

This section details how to launch FortiAuthenticator from AWS Marketplace. Before proceeding, ensure that you have configured a virtual private cloud (VPC) to use with the FortiAuthenticator-VM.

1. Navigate to the AWS Marketplace: Fortinet FortiAuthenticator (BYOL) page.
   
2. Click Continue to Subscribe, and then click Continue to Configuration.
3. Under Configure this software, select a Delivery Method, Software Version, and Region.
   
4. Click Continue to Launch.
5. Under Launch this software, configure the following attributes:
   1. From the Choose Action dropdown, select Launch from Website.
   2. From the EC2 Instance Type dropdown, select an instance type that supports your deployment scenario.
   3. From the VPC Settings dropdown, select your VPC.
   4. From the Subnet Settings dropdown, select the subnet associated to your VPC.
   5. For Security Group Settings, click Create New Based On Seller Settings. Provide a name and description for your security group and then click Save.
   6. For Key Pair Settings, select an existing key pair from the dropdown or create a key pair. See To create a key pair.
6. Click Launch.

To create a key pair:

1. Under Launch this software from step 5, go to the Key Pair Settings pane, and select Create a key pair in EC2.

   The Key pairs tab opens.

   

2. In the Key pairs tab, select Create key pair.
3. In the Create key pair tab:
   1. Enter a name for this key.
   2. Select either the pem or ppk file format depending on whether you want to use OpenSSH or PuTTY respectively to connect to the FortiAuthenticator-VM.
4. Click Create key pair.

   The created key pair is downloaded on your computer.

The instance of FortiAuthenticator deploys on EC2. The process can take several minutes to complete. You can view the status of the deployment process from the EC2 console. When the deployment process is finished and the FortiAuthenticator-VM is provisioned and powered up, access the FortiAuthenticator-VM to complete the post-deployment setup. See Connecting to FortiAuthenticator.