# Managing associations between your VPC and Resolver DNS Firewall rule group
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**To view a rule group's VPC associations**

1. Sign in to the AWS Management Console and open the Route 53 console at [https://console.aws.amazon.com/route53/](https://console.aws.amazon.com/route53/).

   Choose **DNS Firewall** in the navigation pane to open the DNS Firewall **Rule groups** page on the Amazon VPC console.

   - OR - 

   Sign in to the AWS Management Console and open the 

   the Amazon VPC console under [https://console.aws.amazon.com/vpc/](https://console.aws.amazon.com/vpc/). 

1. In the navigation pane, under **DNS Firewall**, choose **Rule groups**.

1. On the navigation bar, choose the Region for the rule group. 

1. Select the rule group that you want to associate.

1. Choose **View details**. The rule group page displays. 

1. Toward the bottom, you can see a tabbed details area that includes rules and associated VPCs. Choose the tab **Associated VPCs**.

**To associate a rule group with a VPC**

1. Locate the rule group's VPC associations by following the instructions in [ the preceding procedure](resolver-dns-firewall-rule-group-sharing.md) **To view a rule group's VPC associations**. 

1. In the **Associated VPCs** tab, choose **Associate VPC**.

1. Locate the VPC that you want to associate with the rule group in the dropdown. Select it, then choose **Associate**.

In the rule group page, your VPC is listed in the **Associated VPCs** tab. At first, the association's **Status** reports **Updating**. When the association is complete, the status changes to **Complete**.