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Adding or removing a security group on an AWS instance

Use the Edge Services portal to add or remove a security group on a provisioned Amazon Web Services (AWS) instance. Security groups determine incoming and outgoing traffic for an instance. For example, you can add a security group to an instance to only allow secure website connections. You can add as many of the available security groups as you want. If needed, add, edit, and delete rules on security groups. You can also view details about, edit, create, or delete a security group.

Adding a security group to an AWS instance
Removing a security group from an AWS instance

Adding a security group to an AWS instance

To add a security group to an AWS instance:

  1. Click Provisioning, then click Instances.

    The Edge Services portal shows the instances (e.g., bare metal servers, virtual machines) created for your organization.
Instances
  1. Click the AWS instance.

    The Edge Services portal shows the AWS instance details page. 
AWS instance details page.
  1. Select the Network tab.
The Network tab on the AWS instance details page.
  1. Expand the SECURITY GROUPS section, then click EDIT SECURITY GROUPS.

    The Edit Security Groups window appears.
The Edit Security Groups window for adding a security group.
  1. In the Edit Security Groups window, type the name of a security group, then select the security group from the drop-down.

Note: As you type, search results populate the drop-down. For example, type a and security groups with a in the title populate the drop-down.

  1. Click SAVE.

    The Edge Services portal adds the security group on the AWS instance.

Removing a security group from an AWS instance

To remove a security group from an AWS instance:

  1. Click Provisioning, then click Instances.

    The Edge Services portal shows the instances (e.g., bare metal servers, virtual machines) created for your organization.
Instances
  1. Click the AWS instance.

    The Edge Services portal shows the AWS instance details page. 
AWS instance details page.
  1. Select the Network tab.
The Network tab on the AWS instance details page.
  1. Expand the SECURITY GROUPS section, then click EDIT SECURITY GROUPS.

    The Edit Security Groups window appears.
The Edit Security Groups window for removing a security group.
  1. In the Edit Security Groups window, click the Close icon on the security group.
  1. Click SAVE.

    The Edge Services portal removes the security group from the AWS instance.