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Add a New Cloud Account

To see and manage EC2 instances in the Cloud View panel, you must first add a new cloud account using your AWS credentials.

To add a new cloud account

1. Click the Add Cloud Account button on the toolbar.

   The Add Cloud Account dialog opens.

   

2. Enter information in the following fields:

   Cloud Provider

   Specifies the name of the cloud provider service.

   Cloud Account

   Specifies the cloud account; typically this is the email address you used to register your AWS account.

   Access Key ID

   Lets you enter the access key ID for your AWS account.

   Secret Access Key

   Lets you enter the secret access key provided by your AWS account.

   (Optional) Use proxy to connect to the cloud service

   Lets you specify whether to use a Web proxy to communicate with the AWS web services server. If you select this check box to enable this option, ensure that you have first configured this proxy.

   Note: The information required for these fields can be obtained from your AWS account home page using the Security Credentials tab, as shown here:

   

3. Click OK.

   The Add Cloud Account dialog closes. The cloud account displays in the Cloud View panel as a registered cloud account, and it displays all of the EC2 instances that belong to that account.