Creating an AWS Account
The InfinityOne Work at Home solution is intend to be deployed in either a Amazon Web Services (AWS) cloud or a local Virtual Machine (VM) environment.
Amazon Web Services (AWS) Environment
Instructions on how to install the InfinityOne system software in an Amazon AWS environment are provided Amazon AWS AMI Environment. However, this document assumes you are already aware of how to create an AWS account. While Amazon provides many tutorials at all level of details, the following is a brief outline of the steps required.
Creating an Amazon Web Services (AWS) account
To create a new AWS account:
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Go to https://signin.aws.amazon.com/ and click Create an AWS Account at the bottom of the page (first image below), or you can click here to automatically go to the new account page (second image):
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Enter the required credentials (Email, Password, Account Name) and click Continue
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Enter the personal Contact Information details, click the checkbox regarding the AW Customer Agrrement, and click Create Account and Continue
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Enter your Payment Information and click Verify and Add
- Complete the Confirm your Identity page, including adding a cell phone number and the security check. You may choose to receive a code either via text or voice call, then click the Send Text or Contact Me buttons
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Enter the four digit code your receive and click Verify Code; if you are successful you will be notified, then click Continue
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You will then need to pick a plan (you can always start with the Free one!)
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Your account will have been fully created and you may Sign In to the Console
- Sign in as Root User with the email you entered originally, followed by your password on the next screen
- Review your account settings
At this point you are ready to begin preparing for the InfinityOne Work at Home solution using the instructions found in Deploying the UCx server in a Self-Managed Amazon Web Services (AWS) Cloud.
Other Local Virtual Machines (VM)
If you need instructions on how to install the InfinityOne Work at Home solution on a local Virtual Machine, please refer to UCx Virtualized Software. Instructions are provided for Hyper-V, KVM, and WMware environments.