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Launching on Google Cloud Platform

Once the Endpoint Protector Image becomes accessible in the Google Cloud Platform images list, proceed to create a new Virtual Machine Instance:

Step 1 – In the Google Cloud Platform Console, go to the VM Instances page and click Create instance.

Creating Virtual Machine instance.

Step 2 – In the Boot disk section, click Change to begin configuring your boot disk and on the Custom Images tab, fill in the following:

  • Image - select the image you imported
  • Boot disk type - select Standard persistent disk
  • Size – add a size larger than the Endpoint Protector image size received
  • Click Select to confirm the boot disk configuration.

Boot disk Configuration

Step 3 – On the Firewall section, select Allow HTTP traffic and Allow HTTPS traffic, and then click Create.

Firewall configuration

Requesting a Static IP​

You will need to request a static IP so the Endpoint Protector Clients can communicate with the same IP Address in case of an instance restart.

Without a Static IP (Elastic IP) the instance will assign a new IP address every time it is restarted and the Endpoint Protector Clients have to be reinstalled.

To request a Static IP, go to IP addresses and select the External IP addresses tab.

Requesting a static IP

Create Firewall Rules​

To create a Firewall rule, on the Google Cloud Platform Console, follow these steps:

Step 4 – Go to the Firewall page and select default-allow-ssh;

Creating firewall rules

Step 5 – Click Edit and on the Protocols and ports section provide the following information:

  • select Specified protocols and ports
  • check the tcp box and enter 64848

Editing firewall rules