Scenarios

Cloud phones are provisioned after you purchase a Cloud Phone server. The number of cloud phones that can be obtained varies depending on the cloud phone Quantity. This section describes how to purchase a cloud phone.

Procedure

1. Log in to the management console.
2. On the Service List page, choose Compute > Cloud Phone.
3. In the navigation pane on the left, choose Servers. In the upper right corner, click Buy Server.
4. Complete the basic configuration as prompted.

   Table 1 Parameter description

   Parameter	Description	Example Value
   Billing Mode	Servers are billed only yearly/monthly.	Yearly/Monthly
   Region	Cloud phones in different regions cannot communicate with each other over an intranet. For lower network latency and quicker resource access, select the nearest region. After a server is purchases, its region cannot be changed.	CN East-Shanghai1
   AZ	An AZ is a part of a region with its own independent power supplies and networks. AZs are physically isolated but can communicate through an internal network. If you require high availability, buy servers in difference AZs. If you require low network latency, buy servers in the same AZ.	AZ1
   Server Type	Two options are available: Cloud phone server and Cloud mobile gaming server. For details, see Specifications.	Cloud phone server physical.rx1.xlarge
   Instance Specifications	Set this parameter as required.	rx1.cp.c60.d10.e1v1
   Phone Image	Only the Android OS is supported.	AOSP7.1.1
   Quantity	A maximum of 10 servers can be purchased at a time. The required duration ranges from 1 month to 3 years.	Quantity: 1 Required duration: 6 months

5. Click Next: Configure Network to configure the network as prompted.

   Network customization has been available in the CN Southwest-Guiyang1 region. You are advised to use this function.

   physical.rx1 servers do not support network customization. Table 3 shows their system-defined network configuration.

   

   Cloud phone network can be configured in the following two ways:

   • Custom network: You can reuse the existing VPCs to manage cloud phone servers and reuse resources such as the shared bandwidth that you have purchased. This function is only available in the Southwest-Guiyang1 region.
   • Default network: The system automatically creates VPCs and configures bandwidths for your cloud phone servers. The existing VPCs and bandwidths cannot be reused.

   Table 2 Custom network configuration

   Parameter	Description	Example Value
   Networking	Set Network by selecting an available VPC and subnet from the drop-down list and specifying a private IP address assignment mode. Cloud phones use networks provided by a VPC, including subnets and security groups. Select an existing VPC or create one.	None
   Security Group Authorization	A cph_admin_trust agency will be created for you. This agency has the VPC FullAccess permission. To authorize the Cloud Phone service to create an agency for you, ensure that your login user has the Security Administrator permission or the fine-grained permission iam:agencies:createAgency for creating agencies. For more information, see Permission Management. The Cloud Phone service will use the agency to perform the following operations: Create an elastic NIC, EIP, and virtual IP address for a general-purpose or gaming cloud phone. Create a default security group for the general-purpose or gaming cloud phone server and set the port range for the security group. The port range will be mapped to that of each cloud phone so that the instance can open application access ports. NOTE: By default, if an ECS and cloud phone are in the same VPC, the ECS cannot access the cloud phone through ports 1 to 9999. If you want to allow such access, add a security group rule with a higher priority by following the instructions provided in What Are the Security Group Authorization Rules for Cloud Phones Using Custom Networks?	None
   EIP	Auto assign: Buy a new EIP for the cloud phone.	Buy now
   Line	Static BGP offers routing control and protects against route flapping, but cannot choose an optimal path in real time when a network connection fails. Dynamic BGP provides automatic failover and chooses the optimal path when a network connection fails.	Dynamic BGP
   Bandwidth	Dedicated: You will be charged based on the total traffic you generate. Shared: The bandwidth can be shared by multiple EIPs.	Shared
   Bandwidth Size	Supported range: 1 Mbits/s to 2000 Mbit/s	300 Mbit/s
   Bandwidth Name	If you set Bandwidth to Shared, select an existing shared bandwidth name from the drop-down list.	bandwidth-001

   Table 3 Default network configuration

   Parameter	Description	Example Value
   Bandwidth Type	Dedicated: Specifies the bandwidth used exclusively by each purchased server. Dedicated bandwidth is required for transmitting heavy data traffic. Shared: Specifies the bandwidth shared by multiple servers of a user. Shared bandwidth can help reduce the cost of public network bandwidth. It is suitable for services where traffic peaks tend to be staggered.	Shared
   Method	The method can be Using existing or Create Shared Bandwidth. If you use a shared bandwidth for the first time, select Create Shared Bandwidth.	Create Shared Bandwidth
   Billed By	The dedicated bandwidth is billed only by traffic, and the shared bandwidth is billed only by bandwidth. Traffic: You specify a maximum bandwidth and pay for the total traffic you generate. Bandwidth: You are charged based on the bandwidth size and usage duration. This price is not included in the price of a server.	Bandwidth
   Bandwidth	Specifies the maximum bandwidth, which is fixed at 300 Mbit/s.	300 Mbit/s
   Bandwidth Name	If you set Method to Using existing, select an existing shared bandwidth name from the drop-down list. The number of associated servers is displayed on the existing shared bandwidth, so you can choose the right one as needed. If you set Method to Create Shared Bandwidth, enter the shared bandwidth name in the text box.	whole-bandwidth-xxxx
   Bandwidth Size	This parameter is mandatory when you set Method to Create Shared Bandwidth. The larger the bandwidth, the higher the price. Set this parameter based on your service requirements.	5 Mbit/s

   

   The default network (VPC and bandwidth) configured in this step is used only by the Cloud Phone servers. The network details are not displayed on the Network Console.

6. Click Next: Configure Advanced Settings. Complete the advanced configuration as prompted.

   Table 4 Parameter description

   Parameter	Description	Example Value
   Name	Specifies the name for the server and the cloud phones that are virtualized from the server. The name must be unique. Naming rule: The system automatically adds a hyphen followed by a one-digit incremental number to the end of each server name. For the names of the cloud phones that are virtualized from the server, the system automatically adds a 5-digit number suffix in the ascending order. For example, if you purchased a server for virtualizing 60 cloud phones and entered CPH for Name, the server name is CPH-1, and the cloud phone names range from CPH-1-00001 to CPH-1-00060.	CPH
   Key Pair	A key pair is used for remote login authentication. If you have created a key pair and stored the private key file (in .pem format) locally, you can select it from the drop-down list. If no key pair has been created, you can click Create Key Pair to create a key pair. Go back to the Configure Advanced Settings page, refresh the drop-down list, and select the created key pair. The private key is used for identity authentication during remote login. For security purposes, the private key file (in .pem format) can be downloaded only once. Keep it secure. For more information about key pairs, see Creating a Key Pair.	KeyPair-test
   VNC Login	After this function is enabled, you can log in to your cloud phone using VNC. NOTE: Cloud phones of certain specifications do not support this function. For details about the cloud phones that support this function, see What Are the Cloud Phone Specifications that Support VNC Login?	N/A
   Application Port	This parameter is available when you select Application Port for Advanced Settings. Select this parameter when your cloud phones need to provide services for external systems. Application name: The name can contain letters. However, the values ADB and VNC in uppercase, lowercase, or mixed case are not allowed. Port number: Ports from 0 to 65535 are supported. Internet access If this option is selected, the cloud phone application port can be accessed over the Internet without authentication. That is, the cloud phone port and the server port are exposed to the Internet. If this option is not selected, the cloud phone can be accessed only over the Intranet. CAUTION: Ensure that security control has been performed before you select Internet access. The Cloud Phone service does not perform security check for the ports you configured for Internet access.	key 10001 Do not select it.

7. Click Next: Confirm to check the order.
   • If the information is correct, click Buy Now.
   • To modify the configuration, click Previous.
8. Complete the payment as prompted.

   After the payment, it takes the system about 20 to 30 minutes to automatically create cloud phones.

   The cloud phones are available when their statuses change to Running.

Follow-up Operations

• On the Servers page, you can view the statuses and IP addresses of servers. On the Instances page, you can view the names and statuses of cloud phones. The number of cloud phones that can be created on a server depends on the specifications you selected when purchasing the server. For example, if Quantity is set to 60, 60 cloud phones can be created.

  All cloud phones share a public IP address of the server. Each cloud phone has an independent private IP address.

• To access a cloud phone, use ADB or VNC. ADB is a common connection method and is supported by cloud phones of all specifications. VNC may not be supported by cloud phones of certain specifications. For details about the supported specifications, see What Are the Specifications of Cloud Phones That Support VNC Login?

  For details about the access methods, see Access Methods.

• After accessing your cloud phone, you may want to try some advanced functions. For details, visit the following links:

  Using Airtest to Quickly Obtain the Cloud Phone Screens

  Modifying the Cloud Phone GPS Location

  Using Cloud Phones to Build a Cloud Mobile Gaming System

• You can modify the shared bandwidth size (only by calling the API) if it cannot meet your service requirements.