=== Confirm your AWS account configuration

. Sign in to your AWS account at https://aws.amazon.com with an IAM user role that has the necessary permissions. For details, see link:#_planning_the_deployment[Planning the deployment] earlier in this guide.
. Make sure that your AWS account is configured correctly, as discussed in the link:#_technical_requirements[Technical requirements] section.

// Optional based on Marketplace listing. Not to be edited
ifdef::marketplace_subscription[]
=== Subscribe to the {partner-product-short-name} AMI

This Quick Start requires a subscription to the AMI for {partner-product-short-name} in AWS Marketplace.

. Sign in to your AWS account.
. Open the page for the {marketplace_listing_url}[{marketplace_subscription} AMI in AWS Marketplace^], and then choose *Continue to Subscribe*.
. Review the terms and conditions for software usage, and then choose *Accept Terms*. +
  A confirmation page loads, and an email confirmation is sent to the account owner. For detailed subscription instructions, see the https://aws.amazon.com/marketplace/help/200799470[AWS Marketplace documentation^].

. When the subscription process is complete, exit out of AWS Marketplace without further action. *Do not* provision the software from AWS Marketplace—the Quick Start deploys the AMI for you.
endif::marketplace_subscription[]
// \Not to be edited

=== Meraki dashboard configuration

Before deploying the Quick Start, do the following:

. Complete the instructions in the "Meraki Dashboard Configuration" section of the https://documentation.meraki.com/MX/MX_Installation_Guides/vMX_Setup_Guide_for_Amazon_Web_Services_(AWS)[vMX Setup Guide for Amazon Web Services (AWS)^]. During configuration, you generate authentication tokens for the vMX appliances. Copy and save the tokens. You must enter them in the `vMX1Token` and `vMX2Token` parameters in the AWS CloudFormation console during Quick Start deployment.  

. Set network tags `vMX-1` and `vMX-2` to identify vMX nodes as the primary and secondary hub, respectively. To set network tags in the Meraki dashboard, see https://documentation.meraki.com/General_Administration/Organizations_and_Networks/Organization_Menu/Manage_Tags[Manage Tags^].

. Configure your branch sites as Meraki Auto VPN spokes with the vMX instances as the primary and secondary hubs. For more information, see https://documentation.meraki.com/MX/Site-to-site_VPN/Meraki_Auto_VPN_-_Configuration_and_Troubleshooting[Meraki Auto VPN - Configuration and Troubleshooting^].


=== Launch the Quick Start
Each deployment takes about {deployment_time} to complete.

. Sign in to your AWS account, and choose one of the following options to launch the AWS CloudFormation template. For help with choosing an option, see link:#_deployment_options[Deployment options] earlier in this guide.
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|===
^|https://fwd.aws/6aN9v?[Deploy {partner-product-short-name} into a VPC on AWS^]
^|https://fwd.aws/BEEnM?[View template^]

^|https://fwd.aws/JnvKq?[Deploy {partner-product-short-name} into an existing VPC on AWS^]
^|https://fwd.aws/Byq3z?[View template^]

|===
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. Check the AWS Region that’s displayed in the upper-right corner of the navigation bar, and change it if necessary. This Region is where you build the network infrastructure. The template is launched in the {default_deployment_region} Region by default. For other choices, see link:#_supported_regions[Supported Regions] earlier in this guide.
. On the *Create stack* page, keep the default setting for the template URL, and then choose *Next*.
. On the *Specify stack details* page, change the stack name if needed. Review the parameters for the template. Provide values for the parameters that require input. For all other parameters, review the default settings and customize them as necessary. For details on each parameter, see the link:#_parameter_reference[Parameter reference] section of this guide. When you finish reviewing and customizing the parameters, choose *Next*.
