Section 4: Create the AWS Cloud SDN Connector

The AWS Cloud SDN connector allows FortiManager to discover AWS resources including Auto Scaling Groups, VPCs, EC2 instances, and other AWS resources.

Follow the steps in the official Fortinet documentation below:

Creating AWS SDN Connector

Suggested Values

Field	Value
Name	student<number>-AWS-SDN-Connector
Cloud Provider	AWS
Authentication Type	Access Key
Access Key ID	Provided by instructor
Secret Access Key	Provided by instructor
Region	eu-central-1

Save and Test the Connector

1. Save the connector.

2. Test the connector.

3. Right-click and choose:

View Connector Objects

Checkpoint

Confirm that FortiManager can discover AWS objects through the connector. The lab ASG does not exist until Section 9, and its FortiManager UMS group appears only after a FortiGate is authorized in Stage 2.