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title: "Prerequisites"
canonical: "https://docs.infoblox.com/space/DeploymentGuidevNIOSforAWS/736395821/Prerequisites"
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The following are prerequisites to deploying and managing an Infoblox vNIOS for AWS appliance:

- Valid AWS account.
- Permissions on AWS to create VPCs, VMs, and related resources.

- Understanding of basic networking concepts and tools, including public and private IP addressing, DNS, Secure Shell (SSH), and command line/terminal applications.