Use the Default VPC, Public Subnet, and Security Group

Your Amazon Web Services account, if it was created after 2013-12-04, has a default VPC in each AWS Region. The default VPC includes a default public subnet in each Availability Zone and an internet gateway that is attached to your VPC. The VPC also includes a default security group. If you are new to WorkSpaces Pools and want to get started using the service, you can keep the default VPC and security group selected when you create a WorkSpaces Pool. Then, you can select at least one default subnet.

Note

If your Amazon Web Services account was created before 2013-12-04, you must create a new VPC or configure an existing one to use with WorkSpaces Pools. We recommend that you manually configure a VPC with two private subnets for your WorkSpaces Pools and a NAT gateway in a public subnet. For more information, see Configure a VPC with Private Subnets and a NAT Gateway. Alternatively, you can configure a non-default VPC with a public subnet. For more information, see Configure a New or Existing VPC with a Public Subnet.

You can enable internet access when you create the WorkSpaces Pool directory.

Choose the default VPC when you create the directory. The default VPC name uses the following format: vpc-vpc-id (No_default_value_Name).

Then select a default public subnet for Subnet 1 and, optionally, another default public subnet for Subnet 2. The default subnet names use the following format: subnet-subnet-id | (IPv4 CIDR block) | Default in availability-zone.

You can test your internet connectivity by starting your WorkSpaces Pool, and then connecting to a WorkSpace in the pool and browsing to the internet.