Configure a VPC with Private Subnets and a NAT Gateway
If you plan to provide your WorkSpaces in WorkSpaces Pools with access to the internet, we recommend that you configure a VPC with two private subnets for your WorkSpaces and a NAT gateway in a public subnet. You can create and configure a new VPC to use with a NAT gateway, or add a NAT gateway to an existing VPC. For additional VPC configuration recommendations, see VPC Setup Recommendations for WorkSpaces Pools.
The NAT gateway lets the WorkSpaces in your private subnets connect to the internet or other AWS services, but prevents the internet from initiating a connection with those WorkSpaces. In addition, unlike configurations that use the Default Internet Access option for enabling internet access for WorkSpaces, this configuration is not limited to 100 WorkSpaces.
For information about using NAT Gateways and this configuration, see NAT Gateways and VPC with Public and Private Subnets (NAT) in the Amazon VPC User Guide.
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