1. Launch the product via 1-click.

2. Either add a new SSH key or use existing. You can use ssh client to login, in Linux. More options are described at https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSEC2/latest/UserGuide/AccessingInstancesLinux.html  To remove or update existing SSH key follow instructions here: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSEC2/latest/UserGuide/replacing-key-pair.html 

3. Access the appliance via SSH using the username flowmon and the key set in step 2.

4. Once connected you will need to issue command sysconfig. [flowmon@<EC2_Instance_Public_DNS>]$ sysconfig

5. Set up the device hostname and the GUI password.

6. Access the GUI via web browser at https://<EC2_Instance_Public_DNS>.

7. Log in using the username admin and the password set in step 5. Later on, this functionality is available in the web interface. Enter Configuration Center, the System tab, User Settings. To change the admin password, click on the Edit button (pencil icon) when logged in as admin, check the Change password checkbox and then type in and confirm the new password. User Settings page provides also additional user management functionality to create, edit or remove user accounts or change their passwords. Admin user cannot be removed. Note: Username, password, first name, last name and email address are the required fields to create user account. All the information is stored just in the instance's local DB.

8. Upload a valid license.

To monitor and assess application functions

1. Navigate to your Amazon EC2 console and verify that you're in the correct region.

2. Choose Instances and select your launched instance.

3. Select the server to display your metadata page and choose the Status checks tab at the bottom of the page to review if your status checks passed or failed.

4. To get more detailed information about instance status, like CPU load, memory consumption, disk usage, network interfaces status and utilization, visit instance's web interface, enter Configuration Center, Overview tab.