Deploy standalone Remote Desktop Gateway into an existing VPC (Console)

The following steps guide you through a Remote Desktop Gateway deployment with AWS Launch Wizard after you have launched it from the console.

1. When you select Choose application from the AWS Launch Wizard landing page, you are directed to the Choose application wizard where you are prompted to select the type of application that you want to deploy.

2. Select Microsoft Remote Desktop Gateway, select Deploy into an existing VPC, then select Create deployment.

3. You are prompted to enter the specifications for the new deployment. The following tabs provide information about the specification fields of the deployment model.

   General

   • Deployment name. Enter a unique application name for your deployment.

   • Amazon Simple Notification Service (SNS) topic ARN — optional. Specify an Amazon SNS topic where AWS Launch Wizard can send notifications and alerts. For more information, see the Amazon Simple Notification Service Developer Guide.

   • Deactivate rollback on failed deployment. By default, if a deployment fails, your provisioned resources will be deleted. You can enable this setting during deployment to prevent this behavior.

   • Tags - optional. Enter a key and value to assign metadata to your deployment. For help with tagging, see Tagging Your Amazon EC2 Resources.

   Network configuration

   Key pair name. Select an existing key pair from the dropdown list or create a new one. If you select Create new key pair name, you are directed to the Amazon EC2 console. From there, under Network and Security, choose Key Pairs. Choose Create a new key pair, enter a name for the key pair, and then choose Download Key Pair.

   Important

   This is the only opportunity for you to save the private key file. Download it and save it in a safe place. You must provide the name of your key pair when you launch an instance and provide the corresponding private key each time that you connect to the instance. Return to the Launch Wizard console and choose the refresh button next to the Key Pairs dropdown list. The newly created key pair appears in the dropdown list. For more information about key pairs, see Amazon EC2 Key Pairs and Windows Instances.

   VPC Settings:

   • Select Virtual Private Cloud (VPC) option. Choose the VPC that you want to use from the dropdown list. Your VPC must be associated at least two public subnets for HA deployments.

     To add a new public subnet

     If a subnet's traffic is routed to an internet gateway, the subnet is known as a public subnet. If, however, a subnet doesn't have a route to the internet gateway, the subnet is known as a private subnet. To use an existing VPC that does not have a public subnet, you can add a new public subnet using the following steps.

     • Follow the steps in Creating a Subnet in the Amazon VPC User Guide using the existing VPC you intend to use AWS Launch Wizard.

     • To add an internet gateway to your VPC, follow the steps in Attaching an Internet Gateway in the Amazon VPC User Guide.

     • To configure your subnets to route internet traffic through the internet gateway, follow the steps in Creating a Custom Route Table in the Amazon VPC User Guide. Use IPv4 format (0.0.0.0/0) for Destination.

     • The public subnet should have the “auto-assign public IPv4 address” setting enabled. To enable this setting, follow the steps in Modifying the Public IPv4 Addressing Attribute for Your Subnet in the Amazon VPC User Guide.

   • Availability Zone (AZ) configuration: You must choose at least two Availability Zones. The deployment will create a highly available architecture that spans these Availability Zones.

   • Allowed Remote Desktop Gateway external access CIDR: You must specify a CIDR block for allowing external RDP access to the Remote Desktop Gateways on TCP port 3389.

   Microsoft Remote Desktop Gateway configuration

   Parameter label (name)	Default value	Description
   Number of RDGW hosts	1	Enter the number of Remote Desktop Gateway hosts to create.
   Admin user name	StackAdmin	User name for the new local administrator account.
   Admin password	Requires input	Password for the administrative account. Must be at least 8 characters containing letters, numbers, and symbols.

4. When you are satisfied with your infrastructure selections, select Next. If you don't want to complete the configuration, select Cancel. When you select Cancel, all of the selections on the specification page are lost and you are returned to the landing page. To go to the previous screen, select Previous.

5. After configuring your application, you are prompted to define the infrastructure requirements for the new deployment on the Define infrastructure requirements page. The following tabs provide information about the input fields.

   Compute

   • Infrastructure requirements based on instance type. You can choose to select your instances, or to use AWS recommended resources. If you choose to use AWS recommended resources, you have the option of defining your performance needs. If no selections are made, default values are assigned.

   • Number of instance cores. Choose the number of CPU cores for your infrastructure. The default value assigned is 4.

   • Network performance. Choose your preferred network performance in Gbps.

   • Memory (GB). Choose the amount of RAM that you want to attach to your EC2 instances. The default value assigned is 4 GB.

   • Recommended resources. Launch Wizard displays the system-recommended resources based on your infrastructure selections. If you want to change the recommended resources, select different infrastructure requirements.

   • Infrastructure requirements based on instance type. You can choose to select your instance or use AWS recommended resources. If no selections are made, default values are assigned.

   • Instance type. Select your preferred instance type from the dropdown list.

6. When you are satisfied with your infrastructure selections, select Next. If you don't want to complete the configuration, select Cancel. When you select Cancel, all of the selections on the specification page are lost and you are returned to the landing page. To go to the previous screen, select Previous.

7. On the Review and deploy page, review your configuration details. If you want to make changes, select Previous. To stop, select Cancel. When you select Cancel, all of the selections on the specification page are lost and you are returned to the landing page. When you choose Deploy, you agree to the terms of the Acknowledgment. Launch Wizard validates the inputs and notifies you of any issues you must address.

8. When validation is complete, Launch Wizard deploys your AWS resources and configures your Microsoft Remote Desktop Gateway application. Launch Wizard provides you with status updates about the progress of the deployment on the Deployments page. From the Deployments page, you can view the list of current and previous deployments

9. When your deployment is ready, a notification informs you that your Remote Desktop Gateway application is successfully deployed. If you have set up an Amazon SNS notification, you are also alerted through Amazon SNS. You can manage and access all of the resources related to your application by selecting the deployment, and then selecting Manage from the Actions dropdown list.

10. When the application is deployed, you can access your EC2 instances through the Amazon EC2 console.