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title: "Configure Client Workspace"
chapter: true
weight: 22
pre: "4.3 "
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# Configure Aspera Workspace
**1.** Navigate to EC2 and establish an RDP connection.
- **AWS Console -> EC2 -> Instances -> Select the EC2 Aspera instance**
- Click **Connect**.
- Select the **RDP tab**.
- Download the RDP client.
- Decrypt your password using the KeyPair file download earlier.
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**2.** In the RDP session, use Firefox to sign into your IBM Aspera Account.
- IBM Aspera sign in url: ```https://myibm.ibm.com/?lnk=mmi```
**1.** Launch Aspera on Cloud.
- Click **Launch** to be directed to IBM Aspera on Cloud.
**3.** Authenticate to IBM Aspera on Cloud.
- Click on **Log in with IBMid**.
- Click On **Files**.
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**3.** Install Aspera Browser Extension.
- Click **Install Extension**.
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**4.** Install the Aspera Connect Client.
- The **Aspera MSI Package is already provided on the Desktop**. Double click to start the wizard.
-> CLICK HERE to wizard install image walkthrough.
**Accept all defaults**
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## Set up Transfer Workspace
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**1.** In the Aspera portal, navigate to **Admin page > Workspaces**.
- Click **Create New**.
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**2.** Create a new workspace!
- Name: ```immersion-workspace```
- Storage location: ```select your s3 bucket```
- Leave the rest as deafult.
- **Create**.
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3. Add a member.
- Click the **members tab**.
- Click **Add members**.
- Type your email and select yourself.
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Let's start the File Storage Security deployment now. :laptop::cloud::rocket: