Create the XProtect Essential+ CloudFormation stack

To create a stack, you must subscribe to XProtect Essential+. See Subscribe to XProtect in AWS Marketplace.

After you have subscribed to XProtect Essential+ on AWS Marketplace, you can create the XProtect Essential+ CloudFormation stack and deploy XProtect Essential+:

To launch the CloudFormation console:

  1. Go to https://console.aws.amazon.com/marketplace/ and select your XProtect subscription. Then, select Launch CloudFormation stack.

  2. On the Configure this software page, select your region. Then, select Continue to Launch.

  3. On the Launch this software page, under Choose Action, select Launch CloudFormation. Then, select Launch to open the AWS CloudFormation console.

You are now ready to create the stack. The process consists of four steps:

  1. In the Create Stack step, you can leave the default settings. Select Next to continue.

  2. In the Specify Stack Details step, you configure the XProtect VMS and network settings. Specify the following:

    Parameter Description
    Stack name Specify a name to identify the XProtect Essential+ CloudFormation stack with.
    Key Pair Name Select the key pair used to decrypt the Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) Windows login password and access your Virtual Private Cloud (VPC).
    Availability zone

    Select an AWS availability zone within your selected region that the EC2 instance deploys in.

    If the script fails to deploy due to the selected Instance type, restart deployment and select a different Availability Zone.

    Server ingress CIDR block

    Specify the Classless Inter-Domain Routing (CIDR) block of inbound IP address used to connect to the XProtect Web Client and XProtect Mobile.

    The default CIDR IP block is 10.0.0.0/16.

    RDP Ingress CIDR block

    Specify the CIDR block of inbound IP address used to connect via Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP).

    The default CIDR IP block is 10.0.0.0/24.

    Then, select Next to continue.

  3. In the Configure Stack Options, you configure any additional options and permissions. Select Next to continue.

  4. In the Review step, you verify your configuration. Select Submit to create the stack.

Deploying the XProtect Essential+ CloudFormation stack takes about 30 minutes.