2.1 01-060-020-Lab-Notes-V1-03

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Connecting to EC2
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AWS Certified Associate
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Table of Contents
Contents
Table of Contents ........................................................................................................................................................1

About the Lab ..............................................................................................................................................................2
Connecting to EC2 Linux .............................................................................................................................................3
Launch an EC2 Instance ........................................................................................................................................3
Connect to Instance ..............................................................................................................................................5
Clean Up................................................................................................................................................................6
Connecting to EC2 Windows ......................................................................................................................................8
Launch an EC2 Instance ........................................................................................................................................8
Connect to Instance ............................................................................................................................................11
Clean Up..............................................................................................................................................................16
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About the Lab
Please note that not all AWS services are supported in all regions. Please use
the US-East-1 (North Virginia) region for this lab.
These lab notes are to support the hands on instructional videos of the Identity and Access Management (IAM)
section of the AWS Certified Associate Course.
Please note that AWS services change on a weekly basis and it is extremely important
you check the version number on this document to ensure you have the lastest version
with any updates or corrections.

Connecting to EC2 Linux
In this section, we will use the EC2 Instance Connect service to connect to the Linux operating
system of an EC2 instance.
Launch an EC2 Instance
From the AWS console search EC2
Click EC2
Select Instances -> Launch Instances
Select Amazon Linux 2 AMI
Please note not all AMI are set up for EC2 Instance Connect

Select t2.micro
Click Review and Launch
Click Launch

Select Proceed without a key pair
Click Acknowledge check box
Click Launch instances
Connect to Instance
Wait for the Status checks to pass
Select the instance
Click Connect
Select EC2 Instance Connect
Click Connect

You will now be connected to Linux operating system.
Clean Up
Go back to the Instances Page
Select Instance state
Click Terminate instance


Connecting to EC2 Windows
In this section, we will use an RDP client to connect to the Windows operating system of an EC2
instance.
Launch an EC2 Instance
From the AWS console search EC2
Click EC2
Select Instances -> Launch Instances
Search for Windows AMI
Click Select

Select a t2.micro instance type
Click Review and Launch
Check that an inbound security group rule for RDP on port 3389 has been created automatically for us.
Click Launch

Select a Create a new key pair
Click Download key pair
Click Launch instances

Wait until Status checks have passed
Connect to Instance
Select the instance
Click Connect
SelectRDP client
Click Get password
Browse for the PEM file you created when launching the instance.
Click Decrypt Password

Your password has now been decrypted
Click Download remote desktop file

From your Windows computer run MSTSC (or search MSTSC from the task bar) to open the Remote Desktop
Connection app
Click Show Options
Click Open
Select the RDP file you just downloaded
Click Connect

Click Connect’
Go back to the EC2 console and copy the administrator password
Go back to then RDP app and paste in the password
Click OK

Click Yes
After about 5 minutes your remote desktop environment will have been created.

Clean Up
Close out of the RDP environment
You can now disconnect from the session
Go back to the EC2 console and terminate the instance

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Table of Contents ........................................................................................................................................................1

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About the Lab

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Connecting to EC2 Linux

Launch an EC2 Instance

From the AWS console search EC2

Select Instances -> Launch Instances

Select Amazon Linux 2 AMI

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Click Review and Launch

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Select Proceed without a key pair

Click Acknowledge check box

Click Launch instances

Wait for the Status checks to pass

Select the instance

Select EC2 Instance Connect

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You will now be connected to Linux operating system.

Go back to the Instances Page

Select Instance state

Click Terminate instance

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Connecting to EC2 Windows

Launch an EC2 Instance

From the AWS console search EC2

Select Instances -> Launch Instances

Search for Windows AMI

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Select a t2.micro instance type

Click Review and Launch

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Select a Create a new key pair

Click Download key pair

Click Launch instances

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Wait until Status checks have passed

Select the instance

Click Get password

Click Decrypt Password

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Your password has now been decrypted

Click Download remote desktop file

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Click Show Options

Select the RDP file you just downloaded

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Go back to the EC2 console and copy the administrator password

Go back to then RDP app and paste in the password

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Close out of the RDP environment

You can now disconnect from the session

Go back to the EC2 console and terminate the instance

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