Configuring and Using the AWS Connector ======================================= Install AWS Connector --------------------- #. In the top section, go to **System > Update Management > Software > Policy Server Plugin**. #. Choose **Upload Plugins** from the **Tasks** menu. #. Click Select file to upload the AWS Connector. #. In the list in the **System > Update > Software > Policy Server Plugin** menu, make sure that the status of the AWS Connector is changed to Installed. AWS Connector Settings ---------------------- #. In the top section, go to **Preferences > AWS Connector**. #. Change the use of the AWS Connector to **Periodic Performance** or **Specified Time Performance**. #. Click the **Add** button in AWS Account Options. #. Enter your AWS account information **(Access Key, Access Secret Key,Region)** and the **Account Name** to specify these settings. #. Click the **Add** button. #. Set the **Execution Cycle** to get AWS Instance information. #. Click the **Modify** button at the bottom. Checking AWS Instance Information --------------------------------- #. In the top section, go to **Management > Node**. #. In the tree item on the left, choose the name you specified when setting up your AWS Connector account. #. In the right view pane, check whether the instance information created by the AWS EC2 service is registered as a node. .. note:: See: :doc:`/monitoring/network-nodes` for search, grouping and monitoring of nodes.