Subscribing to a Firewall Instance (AWS)

Before setting up Transit FireNet, AWS customers must subscribe to a firewall instance from a specific vendor in the AWS Marketplace.

This document section applies to AWS customers only. Azure, GCP, and OCI customers can launch firewall instances directly from the Aviatrix Controller without subscriptions.

To subscribe to a firewall instance from AWS Marketplace:

  1. In your AWS account, search for AWS Marketplace Subscriptions.

  2. On the AWS Marketplace Subscriptions page, select Discover products.

  3. In the search bar, enter the type of firewall instance you wish to subscribe to:

    1. Enter "VM-series" to search for a Palo Alto firewall instance.

    2. Enter "CloudGuard" to search for a Check Point firewall instance.

    3. Enter "FortiGate" to search for a Fortinet firewall instance.

  4. From the results, select a bundle and/or license option for the firewall instance you wish to subscribe to. There are different bundle/license options for each instance type that represent different costs and performance offerings.

  5. On the next page, click Continue to subscribe to the instance.

  6. On the next page, click Accept terms to accept the license terms.

After you subscribe to the firewall instance, wait for the Effective date column to change from "Pending" to today’s date. Then, return to CoPilot to launch the firewall instance.