Instructions
Go to launch instance option
Choose the required AMI (platform required for the lab)
Choose all the options as mentioned in the requirements and go to the next instance
We need a key-value pair to secure our instance, so add a tag for the key-value pair.
Choose the most appropriate security group (select an existing security group, more often than not, it’s the default)
click launch instance. Select the key-value pair (instance_key).
Go to running instances list. Give your instance a name, as it just creates a blank one.
Right-click on the name and click connect (at this point we need to have our own key-value pair chosen). Download RDP and create a password.
Choose instance_key.pem from your personal machine and decrypt password. Save this password temporarily.
Click RDP file and remote login.
Windows image must launch.
We need to make a few administrative changes for security reasons. Go to the cmd pmt(command prompt)
cd.. (to change directory)
net user administrator ‘password’ (in pace of password, enter your password)
To disable enhanced security for IE. Follow the steps below to do that:
Keeping the Internet Explorer Enhanced Security Configuration enabled on your servers is recommended to help ensure that your servers are not inadvertently exposed to malware or other browser-based attacks. However in some environments, you might wish to turn off the Internet Explorer Enhanced Security Configuration protections to enable easier browsing for administrators or standard users.
To turn off Internet Explorer Enhanced Security Configuration
Close any Internet Explorer browser windows that you might have open.
Open Server Manager
If your server is running Windows Server® 2008 R2, in the Security Information section of Server Summary, click Configure IE ESC to open the Internet Explorer Enhanced Security Configuration dialog.
If your server is running Windows Server® 2012, click Configure this local server to open the Local Server configuration page. Then, in the Properties area, next to IE Enhanced Security Configuration, click On to open
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the Internet Explorer Enhanced Security Configuration dialog.
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