Getting started checklist

Use this checklist to go through the deployment and configuration steps of your XProtect BYOL in the correct order:

Step

Description

Make sure that you meet the deployment prerequisites.

See Before you start deployment.

Configure and deploy the CloudFormation stack.

See Subscribe to XProtect in AWS Marketplace and Create the XProtect BYOL CloudFormation stack.

Connect to your deployment.

See Connect to your deployment with Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP).

Connect to your on-premises network using Amazon services.

See Connecting the deployed VPC to your on-premises network.

Add and activate your XProtect license.

See Add your XProtect license.

Configure and maintain XProtect on AWS securely.

See Securing your deployment

Download and install the necessary device drivers.

See Download the XProtect® Device Pack

Scale your system.

See System scaling .

Move archived recordings to another location.

See Archiving recordings

Reduce costs for AWS services by optimizing the user access.

See Reducing costs for AWS services