Add Inbound Rules to the VPC Security Group

Add inbound rules to the VPC security group so that a connection can be established with an AWS VM using SSH or RDP.

  1. Login in the AWS console.
  2. Click the AWS logo located in the left-hand corner of the web page.
  3. Using the search box located under AWS services, enter VPC.
  4. Click the VPC search result.
    The VPC dashboard is opened.
  5. Click Security Groups from the Security menu located on the left-hand side of the web page.
  6. Click Create security group.
  7. Provide a name for the security group.
  8. Select the VPC to be associated with the security group.
  9. Click Add rule in the Inbound Rules tab at the bottom of the web page.
  10. Add security rules based on your site's requirements.
    • On Linux platforms, add an inbound rule to allow SSH traffic on port 22. PBS Professional head node or Accelerator server should be able to connect to NATS on NavOps.
    • On Windows platforms, add an inbound rule to allow RDP traffic on port 3389.
    Figure 1. Security Rules

    Recommended Security Rules
    Warning: 0.0.0.0/0 enables all IPv4 addresses to access your instance. ::/0 enables all IPv6 address to access your instance. This is acceptable for a short time in a test environment, but it's unsafe for production environments. In production, authorize only a specific IP address or range of addresses to access your instance.
  11. Click Create security group.