Axis Connector Deployment for AWS AMI

Installing a Connector on AWS Using an AMI

Prerequisites:

• AWS Account ID
• AWS Console Access

Step 1: Register for AMI Sharing with Axis Security

• AMIs are currently available in the following regions:
• us-east-1, us-east-2, eu-central-1, eu-west-1, eu-west-2, ap-southeast-1
• Send an email to [email protected] with your AWS Account ID.
• If you require additional regions include the information in the email to support.
• Axis will then review the Account ID and share the AMIs with that account.

Step 2: Running the Connector AMI

1. Navigate to your AWS console.

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Make sure to use the account corresponding to the ID provided in the registration.

2. Select EC2 → Instances → Launch Instance.

3. Select My AMIs.
4. Enable the Shared with me.

5. Select the latest image.
6. Choose your preferred image base (Ubuntu / Amazon Linux 2) and click Select.

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Amazon Linux 2 is recommended as it provides better performance on AWS infrastructure. Amazon Linux 2023 is not supported yet.

7. Select an instance type.

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m5.large or t3.large are recommended

8. Click Next: Configure Instance Details. Choose your desired configuration.

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Notes

• Make sure your connector has external access when choosing the Virtual Private Cluster (VPC) to deploy.
• Take note of the VPC in which you deploy the connector, as the connector deploys to the same VPC as the destination applications.

9. Click Next: Add Storage.

10. Verify the disk has 40GB listed under the Size(GiB) column.

11. Click Review and Launch.

Sttep 3: Connecting to the Axis Cloud

When the instance is running, use SSH to connect to the newly created machine.

To connect to the Axis Cloud:

1. In the Management Console go to Settings -> Connectors-> New Connector.

2. Select a name and Connector Zone, and click Next

3. Copy the code and paste it into the SSH Session's terminal.

4. Run the script.