Accessing Network Configuration Manager on AWS

Running Network Configuration Manager on AWS helps in ensuring world class network configuration management for your network while eliminating the need for a physical server.

You can use Network Configuration Manager in AWS using one of the 2 methods:

• By purchasing and running Network Configuration Manager AMI from AWS store
• By installing Network Configuration Manager in a separate EC2 instance

By purchasing and running Network Configuration Manager AMI from AWS store

Before you begin, please purchase Network Configuration Manager AMI from here.

• After the purchase of the AMI, you will be required to launch an EC2 instance from this AMI. For more information on how to do this, please check this page. While creating the instance, ensure that the following metrics meet the required criteria:

Metric	Criteria
EC2 Instance Type	m4.xlarge or above
Operating System	Windows 10/8/7 (or) Windows Server 2008 and newer (Supported up to 2019 )
Storage	20 GB (minimum)

• Once the instance is launched from the given AMI, you need to initiate an RDP session of the particular instance. To learn more about this action, please check this page.
• Use the RDP session to log into the instance.
• After logging in to the instance, go to the Services app. To do this, type "Services" into the Windows search bar, and click on the Services app result.
• In the Services app, check whether the following service is running: ManageEngine Network Configuration Manager .
• If ManageEngine Network Configuration Manager service is in a running state, go to your browser and connect to Network Configuration Manager's console using either of these two ports:

(a) http://<ec2_instance_public_dns>:8060 (for http connection)

(b) https://<ec2_instance_public_dns>:8061 (for https connection)

• Log in to Network Configuration Manager using the following credentials:

Username: admin

Password: --Instance ID--

By installing Network Configuration Manager in a separate EC2 instance

Pre-requisites

Before installing Network Configuration Manager in AWS, ensure that you meet the following pre-requisites

1. Say if you are planning to manage up to 250 devices using Network Configuration Manager , we recommend you to have the following instance configurations
   
   • EC2 instance type m4.xlarge or above
   • OS - Windows 10/8/7 or Windows server 2008 or above (up to 2019 supported )
   • 20 GB memory space (minimum)

   Note: The above specified are the minimum requirements. You may have to change the configurations according to the number of devices you are monitoring and additional integrations / modules ( such as firewall, IP address management etc ). To know more about creating instance click here.

2. Ensure that the instance's Public IP/DNS is not blocked by any firewall and is accessible to all devices in your network.
3. Ensure that the required security ports are available for use.

Steps to install and run amazon from EC2 instance

1. Remotely connect to your EC2 instance
2. In that instance, open your web browser
3. Download and install Network Configuration Manager .
4. Login to Network Configuration Manager using username as admin and password as admin.