AWS Getting Started - Network Configuration (Security Groups)

  • Network services can be set in the same manner as Premise instances, within the console after AWS setup.

Security Group Configuration

  • Navigate to the EC2 Dashboard.

  • Select Security Groups > Create security group.

  • On the Create Security Group page:
  1. Enter the name you want to identify your security group by in the Security group name text box.

  2. Enter a description for your security group in the Description text box.

  3. Choose the VPC the security group should be created in using the VPC drop-down.

  4. Add all necessary Inbound rules.

  5. Add all necessary Outbound rules.

  6. If wanted, add any Tags.

  7. Once configuration is complete, click the Create security group button.