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.

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Log into the AWS Console with the credentials shown in your BASH terminal.

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Accept/acknowledge any prompts that appear.

In the top right-hand corner, select the **US East (N. Virginia) / us-east-1** region.

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.. attention::

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