To create an Amazon S3 storage using the Web UI:
Log in to the File Protect appliance Web UI.
Click the Storage tab. All configured shares are displayed in the Currently Configured Storages section.
Click Add Storage.
Select AWS for Storage Type.
Click Download CloudFormation Template to download a template JSON file if the storage administrator is yet to set the Cloud Formation configuration.
Note
The Cloud Formation Template contains the format in which the configuration and authentication details are specified. You can download this file to share it with the storage administrator if it is not yet run. The administrator runs this file with authentication keys in the platform to set it. To enter these credentials in the appliance, refer Authenticating the connection to an Amazon S3 storage
Enter the Storage Name of the Amazon S3 storage.
Select S3 for App.
Enter the Bucket Name. This signifies the bucket to scan.
Enter the Queue Name. This signifies the SQS queue.
Enter the Region of the Amazon storage bucket.
Select the Type of Share.
Click Configure Storage.
The storage is displayed in the Currently Configured Storages section. The icon in the Status column is yellow while the storage is being added, and turns green after it is added successfully.