WorkSpaces requirements

The Amazon WorkSpaces service requires three components to deploy successfully:

• WorkSpaces client application — An Amazon WorkSpaces-supported client device. Refer to Getting Started with Your WorkSpace.

  You can also use Personal Computer over Internet Protocol (PCoIP) Zero Clients to connect to WorkSpaces. For a list of available devices, refer to PCoIP Zero Clients for Amazon WorkSpaces.

• A directory service to authenticate users and provide access to their WorkSpace — Amazon WorkSpaces currently works with AWS Directory Service and Microsoft AD. You can use your on-premises AD server with AWS Directory Service to support your existing enterprise user credentials with Amazon WorkSpaces.

• Amazon Virtual Private Cloud (Amazon VPC) in which to run your Amazon WorkSpaces — You’ll need a minimum of two subnets for an Amazon WorkSpaces deployment because each AWS Directory Service construct requires two subnets in a multi-AZ deployment.