# Set Up an Amazon S3 Connection

Set up data forwarding through an Amazon S3 connection from the Data Forwarding page. Data forwarding through Amazon S3 supports both transferring results data and images. To set up the connection, you need to provide a custom file path, and files and details that you can get from your AWS account.

## Prerequisites

- The EI Tunnel Manager is connected to the Internet.

- You are subscribed to the devices whose data you want to forward to an S3 bucket.

- The certificate and private key files, generated from your AWS account, are available.

## Procedure

1. Click Create Connection on the Data Forwarding page.

2. Choose Amazon S3.

3. Configure your connection.

   1. Provide the Connection Name.

   2. Optionally, to help differentiate between connections, provide a custom Client ID.

   3. Choose the Authentication Method from the drop-down menu.

   4. Upload the certificate and private key files generated from your AWS account.

4. Define a custom file path.

5. Provide the details for the Connection Settings. You can find these details in your AWS account.

6. To choose the data you want to forward and the source devices, check the corresponding box.

7. Click Save.

Your connection is now listed on the Data Forwarding page. You can edit, pause, and delete connections here.