Amazon Virtual Private Cloud (VPC) is a commercial cloud computing service that enables users to create a logically isolated section of the AWS Cloud. Here are the steps that are required to configure Amazon VPC.
Step 1:
Open the AWS Management Console and click VPC under the Networking section.
![How to configure Amazon VPC](https://www.manageengine.com/uk/log-management/cyber-security/images/configure-amazon-vpc-s1.png)
Step 2:
Once the VPC dashboard loads, click on your VPC and choose Create VPC.
![How to configure Amazon VPC](https://www.manageengine.com/uk/log-management/cyber-security/images/configure-amazon-vpc-s2.png)
Step 3:
After the Create VPC window opens, enter the name of your VPC in the Name tag field and include a range of IPv4 addresses for the VPC (e.g., 10.0.0/16) under CIDR block.
![How to configure Amazon VPC](https://www.manageengine.com/uk/log-management/cyber-security/images/configure-amazon-vpc-s3.png)
Step 4:
Set the Tenancy as either default or dedicated. If you choose Dedicated, the EC2 instances will reside on hardware that is dedicated to you. However, this significantly increases the cost.
![How to configure Amazon VPC](https://www.manageengine.com/uk/log-management/cyber-security/images/configure-amazon-vpc-s4.png)
Step 5:
Once you have entered all of the above fields, click Yes, Create. Wait for a few seconds and you will be able to see the VPC created in your dashboard. After creating the VPC, you can add one or more subnets to an availability zone.
![How to configure Amazon VPC](https://www.manageengine.com/uk/log-management/cyber-security/images/configure-amazon-vpc-s5.png)
Alternatively, you can also use the VPC Wizard to create a VPC; but doing so will not enable you to define the parameters according to your requirements.