Access the AWS Console
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#. Double-click on the "**{AWS Account ID}** AWS Sign-In" shortcut on the Windows jump host desktop.

   .. note::

      The web browser windows may be slow to appear. Please be patient.

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#. Select the **AWS Console Password** value (in **VS Code** terminal) and copy it (<CTRL-C>).

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#. Log into the AWS Console with the credentials.

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#. Accept/acknowledge any prompts that appear.

#. In the top right-hand corner, select the **US West (Oregon) / us-west-2** region.

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.. attention::

   **You must be in the correct AWS region in order to successfully complete this lab.**