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After selecting to add or to edit an adapter, a window similar to the one below will open:


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The following parameters can be configured:

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  • On a Charon-SSP AWS host, you can either use an internal bridge to create TAP interfaces that will then be used in the emulator configuration, or you can use a dedicated NIC. If a dedicated NIC is used,

    • the MAC address of the emulated interface must be set to the MAC address of the NIC connected to the Charon host, and

    • the IP address of the guest system must be set to the private IP address allocated to the NIC by AWS.

  • It is permitted to assign the localhost interface (lo) to an emulated device (if only a dummy device is required in the guest).

  • Some options are configurable, but will not work with Charon-SSP AWS. They are listed here only for completeness:
    • Using the same physical device for multiple emulated Ethernet devices of the same instance.

    • Sharing a NIC between emulator and host (i.e., both have their own IP address on the same interface).

    • Assigning the same physical interface to more than one Charon-SSP instance.

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